“The angel said to Tobias, "Take hold of the fish's gill, and draw it to you." The Lord took hold of the devil, and he who sought to capture him in death was himself captured and defeated by dying. He took hold of its gill so that with the right hand of his power he might separate the most wicked head from the deceived…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Tobit
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3Then the angel said unto him, Take the fish. And the young man laid hold of the fish, and drew it to land.
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1And as they went on their journey, they came in the evening to the river Tigris, and they lodged there.
2And when the young man went down to wash himself, a fish leaped out of the river, and would have devoured him.
— Tobit 6:3 —
4To whom the angel said, Open the fish, and take the heart and the liver and the gall, and put them up safely.
5So the young man did as the angel commanded him; and when they had roasted the fish, they did eat it: then they both went on their way, till they drew near to Ecbatane.