Tobit 2:9
Good News Translation
That night I washed, so as to purify myself, and went out into my courtyard to sleep by the wall. It was a hot night, and I did not pull the cover up over my head.

New Revised Standard Version
That same night I washed myself and went into my courtyard and slept by the wall of the courtyard; and my face was uncovered because of the heat.

Contemporary English Version
That night after I washed, I went into my courtyard and lay down next to the wall. The night was so hot that I wanted to sleep under the open sky.

New American Bible
That same night I washed and went into my courtyard, where I lay down to sleep beside the wall. Because of the heat I left my face uncovered.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Tobias fearing God more than the king, carried off the bodies of them that were slain, and hid them in his house, and at midnight buried them.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But Tobias fearing God more than the king, carried off the bodies of them that were slain, and hid them in his house, and at midnight buried them.

Tobit 2:7
So when the sun was down, he went and buried him.

Tobit 2:8
Now all his neighbours blamed him, saying: once already commandment was given for thee to be slain because of this matter, and thou didst scarce escape the sentence of death, and dost thou again bury the dead?

Tobit 2:10
Now it happened one day that being wearied with burying, he came to his house, and cast himself down by the wall and slept,

Tobit 2:11
And as he was sleeping, hot dung out of a swallow's nest fell upon his eyes, and he was made blind.

Context
Tobit 2
8Now all his neighbours blamed him, saying: once already commandment was given for thee to be slain because of this matter, and thou didst scarce escape the sentence of death, and dost thou again bury the dead? 9But Tobias fearing God more than the king, carried off the bodies of them that were slain, and hid them in his house, and at midnight buried them. 10Now it happened one day that being wearied with burying, he came to his house, and cast himself down by the wall and slept,…
Cross References
Tobit 2:7
So when the sun was down, he went and buried him.

Tobit 2:8
Now all his neighbours blamed him, saying: once already commandment was given for thee to be slain because of this matter, and thou didst scarce escape the sentence of death, and dost thou again bury the dead?

Tobit 2:10
Now it happened one day that being wearied with burying, he came to his house, and cast himself down by the wall and slept,

Tobit 2:11
And as he was sleeping, hot dung out of a swallow's nest fell upon his eyes, and he was made blind.



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Tobit 2:8
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