Verse 10 returns us to the sequence of events reported in verse 3, where Tobit tells how the Assyrians took him and many other Israelites to Nineveh. Verses 4-9 have been a flashback to establish Tobit’s genuine religious devotion. Translators should open a new paragraph here and continue it till the end of verse 15.

I was carried away captive to Assyria: In languages that do not have the passive voice, this clause may be expressed as “Later, the Assyrian soldiers captured me and took me to the land of Assyria.”

Came as a captive to Nineveh may be rendered “that is how I came to live in Nineveh” (Good News Translation) or even “we went to live in the city of Nineveh” (Contemporary English Version).

For everyone of my kindred and people: See the comment at verse 3.

Ate the food of the Gentiles: Gentiles refers to those who were not Israelites. In exile in Nineveh, it was the practice of all Tobit’s relatives to eat the food of the Gentiles, that is, food not permitted by the Law of Moses. Surrounded by a Gentile culture, it would have been all but impossible to obey these dietary laws (compare Dan 1).

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Tobit. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2001. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.