Tobit 8:17

17 Blessed are you, because you have shown mercy to our only two children. Master, provide them with mercy and well-being, and bring both their lives to fulfillment with joy and mercy."

Tobit 8:17 In-Context

15 They praised the God of heaven, saying, "Blessed are you, God, with every pure blessing; may people bless you forever!

16 Blessed are you, because you have brought me joy. It didn't happen as I had expected. Instead, you have dealt with us according to your great mercy.

17 Blessed are you, because you have shown mercy to our only two children. Master, provide them with mercy and well-being, and bring both their lives to fulfillment with joy and mercy."

18 Then Raguel told his servants to fill up the grave with dirt before dawn,

19 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.

Footnotes

• [a] Or and salvation