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Tobit 8:19
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CEB
and he told his wife to bake a lot of bread. From his herd he brought back two oxen and four rams. He gave instructions to have them slaughtered, and they began to make preparations.
DRA
And thou hast taken pity upon two only children. Make them, O Lord, bless thee more fully: and to offer up to thee a sacrifice of thy praise, and of their health, that all nations may know, that thou alone art God in all the earth.
GNT
Raguel told his wife to bake enough bread for a big feast. Then he went out to the herd and brought back two oxen and four rams, which he ordered his servants to slaughter in preparation for the wedding feast.
NABRE
He asked his wife to bake many loaves of bread; he himself went out to the herd and brought two steers and four rams, which he ordered to be slaughtered. So they began to prepare the feast.
NCB
Having asked his wife to bake many loaves of bread, Raguel went out to his flock and selected two oxen and four rams and ordered them to be slaughtered. Thus they began to prepare for the feast.
NRSVA
After this he asked his wife to bake many loaves of bread; and he went out to the herd and brought two steers and four rams and ordered them to be slaughtered. So they began to make preparations.
NRSVACE
After this he asked his wife to bake many loaves of bread; and he went out to the herd and brought two steers and four rams and ordered them to be slaughtered. So they began to make preparations.
NRSVCE
After this he asked his wife to bake many loaves of bread; and he went out to the herd and brought two steers and four rams and ordered them to be slaughtered. So they began to make preparations.
NRSVUE
After this he asked his wife to bake many loaves of bread, and he went out to the herd and brought two steers and four rams and ordered them to be slaughtered. So they began to make preparations.
RSV
After this he gave a wedding feast for them which lasted fourteen days.
RSVCE
After this he gave a wedding feast for them which lasted fourteen days.
WYC
Soothly thou hast done mercy with (those) two alone. My Lord, make thou them to bless thee fullier, and for to offer to thee the sacrifice of thy praising, and of their health (or their deliverance), (so) that the university, or the multitude, of folks know, that thou art God alone in all (the) earth. [Done thou hast mercy to thy two alone. Make them, my Lord, to bless thee more fully, and to offer to thee sacrifice of thy praising, and of their health, that the university of Gentiles know, for thou art God alone in all earth.]
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