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Then Tobit gave him the receipt, and said to him, "Find a man to go with you and I will pay him wages as long as I live; and go and get the money."
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So he went to look for a man; and he found Raphael, who was an angel,
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but Tobias did not know it. Tobias said to him, "Can you go with me to Rages in Media? Are you acquainted with that region?"
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The angel replied, "I will go with you; I am familiar with the way, and I have stayed with our brother Gabael."
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Then Tobias said to him, "Wait for me, and I shall tell my father."
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And he said to him, "Go, and do not delay." So he went in and said to his father, "I have found some one to go with me." He said, "Call him to me, so that I may learn to what tribe he belongs, and whether he is a reliable man to go with you."
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So Tobias invited him in; he entered and they greeted each other.
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Then Tobit said to him, "My brother, to what tribe and family do you belong? Tell me. "
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But he answered, "Are you looking for a tribe and a family or for a man whom you will pay to go with your son?" And Tobit said to him, "I should like to know, my brother, your people and your name."
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He replied, "I am Azarias the son of the great Ananias, one of your relatives."
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Then Tobit said to him, "You are welcome, my brother. Do not be angry with me because I tried to learn your tribe and family. You are a relative of mine, of a good and noble lineage. For I used to know Ananias and Jathan, the sons of the great Shemaiah, when we went together to Jerusalem to worship and offered the first-born of our flocks and the tithes of our produce. They did not go astray in the error of our brethren. My brother, you come of good stock.