Tobit 4:3
Good News Translation
So Tobit called Tobias and said to him, "Son, when I die, give me a proper burial. And after I'm gone, show respect to your mother. Take care of her for the rest of her life, and when she dies, bury her beside me. Remember, she risked her life to bring you into this world, so try to make her happy and never do anything that would worry her.

New Revised Standard Version
Then he called his son Tobias, and when he came to him he said, “My son, when I die, give me a proper burial. Honor your mother and do not abandon her all the days of her life. Do whatever pleases her, and do not grieve her in anything.

Contemporary English Version
So I called for Tobias and said: My son, when I die, make sure I have a proper burial. Always respect your mother and do whatever she asks. Don't ever neglect her or cause her any sorrow.

New American Bible
So he called his son Tobiah; and when he came, he said to him: “Son, when I die, give me a decent burial. Honor your mother, and do not abandon her as long as she lives. Do whatever pleases her, and do not grieve her spirit in any way.

Douay-Rheims Bible
When God shall take my soul, thou shalt bury my body: and thou shalt honour thy mother all the days of her life:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

When God shall take my soul, thou shalt bury my body: and thou shalt honour thy mother all the days of her life:

Tobit 4:1
Therefore when Tobias thought that his prayer was heard that he might die, he called to him Tobias his son,

Tobit 4:2
And said to him: Hear, my son, the words of my mouth, and lay them as a foundation in thy heart.

Tobit 4:4
For thou must be mindful what and how great perils she suffered for thee in her womb.

Tobit 4:5
And when she also shall have ended the time of her life, bury her by me.

Context
Tobit 4
2And said to him: Hear, my son, the words of my mouth, and lay them as a foundation in thy heart. 3When God shall take my soul, thou shalt bury my body: and thou shalt honour thy mother all the days of her life: 4For thou must be mindful what and how great perils she suffered for thee in her womb.…
Cross References
Tobit 4:1
Therefore when Tobias thought that his prayer was heard that he might die, he called to him Tobias his son,

Tobit 4:2
And said to him: Hear, my son, the words of my mouth, and lay them as a foundation in thy heart.

Tobit 4:4
For thou must be mindful what and how great perils she suffered for thee in her womb.

Tobit 4:5
And when she also shall have ended the time of her life, bury her by me.



(T To Tob Tobias)

Tobit 4:2
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