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When Tobias left, he was as happy as could be. He praised the Lord of heaven and earth, the King of all the world, because his journey had been so successful, and he promised to honor Raguel and his wife as long as they lived. As they came near the city of Kaserin, just outside Nineveh,
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Raphael said, "Tobias, you know the condition your father was in when we left him.
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We should go on ahead of your wife and get the house ready before everyone else arrives.
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Be sure to bring the fish's gall bladder with you." So they went on ahead, and Tobias' dog ran along with them.
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Meanwhile, Anna sat looking down the road for her son.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.