Tobit 12:21 kjva — And when they arose, they saw him no more.

Tobit 12:21 in the King James Version with Apocrypha reads: “And when they arose, they saw him no more.”

Tobit 12:21 is found in the Apocrypha, in the book of Tobit, chapter 12, verse 21.

Tobit is traditionally attributed to Anonymous. A devotional novella set in the Assyrian exile. Aramaic and Hebrew fragments at Qumran show it circulated in Semitic and Greek forms. It was written c. 225–175 BC.

Tobit is a richly told story of providence and reward. The righteous Tobit, blinded in Nineveh, sends his son Tobias to recover a deposit in Media. Accompanied unknowingly by the archangel Raphael, Tobias defeats the demon Asmodeus, marries Sarah, restores his father's sight, and returns home. The book celebrates almsgiving, prayer, faithful marriage, and proper burial of the dead — virtues the diaspora was urged to keep.

Tobit explores themes including Providence, Almsgiving, Prayer, Angels, Faithfulness. These themes shape the meaning and context of Tobit 12:21.

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Tobit 12:21 reads (KJVA): “And when they arose, they saw him no more.” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.