1 Now Toḇiyah his father counted every day, and when the days of the journey had passed, and they did not come,
2 Toḇiyah then said, “Are they delayed, or is Gaḇa’ĕl dead, and there is no one to give him the silver?”
3 Therefore he was very grieved.
4 Then his wife said to him, “My son is dead, seeing he stays long.” and she began to bewail him, and said,
5 “Woe is me, since I have let you go, my son, the light of my eyes!”
6 To whom Tobiyah said, “Keep calm, have no concern, for he is safe.”
7 But she said, “Keep silent and do not deceive me; my son is dead.” And she went out every day out to the road which they went, and ate no food in the daytime, and every night unceasingly bewailed her son Toḇi until the fourteen days of the wedding had passed, which Raḡu’ĕl had sworn that he would spend there. Then Toḇi said to Raḡu’ĕl, “Let me go, for my father and my mother may cease to look for me.”
8 But his father-in-law said to him, “Stay with me, and I shall send to your father, and they shall inform him how it is with you.”
9 But Tobi said, “No, but let me go to my father.”
10 Then Raḡu’ĕl arose, and gave him Sarah his wife and half his goods, servants and cattle and silver.
11 And he baraḵ them, and sent them away saying, “The Elohim of the shamayim give you a prosperous journey my children.”
12 And he said to his daughter, “Esteem your father and mother-in-law, who are now your parents, that I may hear a good report of you.” And he kissed her. Eḏna also said to Toḇi, “𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 of the shamayim return you my dear brother, and grant that I may see your children of my daughter Sarah before I die, that I may rejoice before 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄! See, I commit my daughter to you with special trust; therefore do not treat her wickedly.”