The edition opens with the book of the words of Tobit. The artwork does not authenticate portraits or authorship.

· Greek

Source edition: Available POB working translation anchored in Swete 1909 Greek, with a declared local Sinaiticus-form selection at Tobit 6:3–6 applied 2026-10-04. This is an eclectic working book, not a continuous Sinaiticus edition or a newly established critical text. Pinned revision: 0aa3e29d92329a4f9420c88f0fcf20ba48e76757

Chapter and verse numbers follow the available POB edition, including its supplied gaps. Source records are displayed once in their supplied order; missing numbers are not reconstructed.

• Tobit 12:1[a] Greek: 'child'; the parallel Semitic phrasing reads 'my son.' The main text follows the Greek vocative while preserving the familial nuance in context.
• Tobit 12:2[a] The Greek says literally, 'I am not harmed, having given him half of what I have brought.' The sense is that paying the guide half the recovered goods would not leave Tobias at a loss.
• Tobit 12:2[b] The Semitic parallel likewise supports the sense of taking half of the money/goods brought back, reinforcing 'brought back' rather than a bare 'brought.'
• Tobit 12:5[a] The Greek source excerpt provided for this verse is incomplete and ends mid-sentence after 'of everything that'. The translation therefore preserves the unfinished clause rather than supplying words not present in Zone 1.
• Tobit 12:6[a] Greek literally, 'give him greatness'; the sense is to ascribe greatness or honor to God.
• Tobit 12:6[b] Greek literally, 'for what he has done with you'; this may also be understood as 'for what he has done for you.'
• Tobit 12:6[c] The Greek witness provided is incomplete at the end of the verse, ending with 'and do not ...'; the prohibition continues in the following verse.
• Tobit 12:7[a] Or 'confess to him,' 'give thanks to him,' or 'praise him openly.' The Greek verb can carry any of these public-acknowledgment senses depending on context.
• Tobit 12:7[b] Or 'honorably' / 'with due honor.' The Greek adverb may describe the fitting manner of speaking about God's works.
• Tobit 12:8[a] Or 'justice' ... 'injustice' for 'righteousness' ... 'unrighteousness.'
• Tobit 12:8[b] The final clause is literally 'to do almsgiving rather than to store up gold'; English could also be rendered more idiomatically, 'to give alms rather than to store up gold.'
• Tobit 12:9[a] Or 'Those who practice almsgiving and righteous deeds will have their fill of life.'
• Tobit 12:10[a] Or 'enemies of their own soul.' The Greek word can be rendered more broadly, but 'life' is the plainer sense here.
• Tobit 12:11[a] Or 'the mystery of a king.' Here the Greek word refers to a confidential matter or secret, not necessarily a theological 'mystery.'
• Tobit 12:11[b] Or 'honorably' or 'with honor.' The adverb may describe the fitting manner of making God's works known.
• Tobit 12:12[a] Or 'your wife Sarah'; Greek νύμφη can mean 'bride' or 'young wife.'
• Tobit 12:12[b] Or 'the remembrance of your prayer,' possibly with a cultic sense like a memorial offering brought before God.
• Tobit 12:12[c] 'The Holy One' here refers to God in context.
• Tobit 12:13[a] Or 'prepare the dead man for burial.' The Greek verb can refer to wrapping or otherwise arranging a corpse.
• Tobit 12:13[b] The Greek for 'your meal' uses a term that can denote a principal meal; the exact time of day is not specified here.
• Tobit 12:14[a] Or 'your daughter-in-law Sarah.' The Greek νύμφη can mean either 'bride/young wife' or 'daughter-in-law,' and the addressee here is Tobit.
• Tobit 12:15[a] Or 'the saints.' The Greek phrase means 'the holy ones.'
• Tobit 12:17[a] Or, 'peace will be with you.' The Greek literally reads, 'peace to you will be.'
• Tobit 12:18[a] Or 'not by my own grace.' The Greek χάρις can mean 'grace' or 'favor'; here it likely refers to Raphael's own initiative or beneficence.
• Tobit 12:19[a] Or 'I appeared to you ... but what you were observing was a vision.' The Greek imperfects can be rendered either with ongoing force ('was appearing,' 'were seeing') or more simply in English as past events.
• Tobit 12:20[a] Or 'confess to God' or 'praise God'; the Greek verb can cover acknowledgment expressed in thanksgiving or praise.
• Tobit 12:21[a] Or, 'they could no longer see him.' The Greek more literally says, 'they did not see him,' which may imply his disappearance without stating it directly.
• Tobit 12:22[a] Or, 'they gave thanks for / openly acknowledged his great and wondrous works.' The Greek verb can carry senses of confession, acknowledgment, thanksgiving, or praise depending on context.
• Tobit 12:22[b] Greek: 'an angel of the Lord'; some English traditions may expect 'the angel of the Lord,' but the Greek here does not require the definite sense.