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Tobit 6:4
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CEB
The angel said to him, “Grab the fish and hang on to it.” So Tobias hung on to the fish and brought it up onto the dry ground.
DRA
And the angel said to him: Take him by the gill, and draw him to thee. And when he had done so, he drew him out upon the land, and he began to pant before his feet.
GNT
Cut the fish open, the angel instructed, and take out its gall bladder, heart, and liver. Keep these with you; they can be used for medicine, but throw away the guts.
NABRE
But the angel said to the young man, “Grab the fish and hold on to it!” He seized the fish and hauled it up on dry land.
NCB
but the angel said, “Take hold of the fish and don’t let it escape.” The youth took hold of the fish and pulled it to the shore.
NRSVA
But the angel said to the young man, ‘Catch hold of the fish and hang on to it!’ So the young man grasped the fish and drew it up on the land.
NRSVACE
But the angel said to the young man, ‘Catch hold of the fish and hang on to it!’ So the young man grasped the fish and drew it up on the land.
NRSVCE
But the angel said to the young man, “Catch hold of the fish and hang on to it!” So the young man grasped the fish and drew it up on the land.
NRSVUE
But the angel said to the young man, “Catch hold of the fish and hang on to it!” So the young man grasped the fish and drew it up on the land.
RSV
Then the angel said to him, “Cut open the fish and take the heart and liver and gall and put them away safely.”
RSVCE
Then the angel said to him, “Cut open the fish and take the heart and liver and gall and put them away safely.”
WYC
And the angel said to him, Take the fish by the gill, or by the jaw, and draw him to thee. And when he had done this thing, he drew the fish into a dry place, and it began to sprawl before his feet. [And the angel said to him, Catch his fin, and draw it to thee. The which thing when he had done, he drew it into the dry, and it began to quop (or to flap) before his feet.]
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