Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Tabitha, in Syriac, means the same as Dorcas in Greek, that is, a wild goat. (Bible de Vence)
See here the powerful effects of good works, and alms-deeds; they reach even to the next life. (Bristow)
Hence that of the wise man, alms free from death.
