Tobit 5:13-15

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹³ He replied, “I am Azariah, the son of the great Hananiah, one of your relatives.” ¹⁴ Then Tobit said to him, “Welcome! God save you, brother. Do not feel bitter toward me, brother, because I wanted to be sure about your ancestry. It turns out that you are a kinsman, and of good and noble lineage. For I knew Hananiah and Nathan,^[a] the two sons of Shemeliah,^[b] and they used to go with me to Jerusalem and worshiped with me there, and were not led astray. Your kindred are good people; you come of good stock. Hearty welcome!”

¹⁵ Then he added, “I will pay you a drachma a day as wages, as well as expenses for yourself and my son. So go with my son,