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and likewise Edna his wife and Sarah his daughter wept. Moreover they entertained them cheerfully; and after they had killed a ram of the flock, they set a store of meat on the table. Then said Tobias to Raphael, "Brother Azarias, speak of those things of which thou didst talk on the way, and let this business be dispatched."
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So he communicated the matter with Raguel. And Raguel said to Tobias, "Eat and drink, and make merry;
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for it is meet that thou shouldest marry my daughter. Nevertheless I will declare unto thee the truth.
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I have given my daughter in marriage to seven men, who died that night they came in unto her; nevertheless for the present be merry." But Tobias said, "I will eat nothing here till we agree and swear one to another."
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Raguel said, "Then take her from henceforth according to the manner, for thou art her cousin and she is thine; and the merciful God give you good success in all things."
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