755 B
755 B
Pilate said, “Take some soldiers and guard the tomb as well as you can.”
This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: “Pilate told them to take some soldiers and guard the tomb as well as they could.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)
they placed
This could mean ‘the religious leaders and the soldiers placed.’
a seal on the stone
They put a soft material like clay or wax between the stone and the tomb and marked it with an official seal. If anyone moved the stone, the material would break and show that someone had entered the tomb. This could also be translated as: “a mark on the stone to forbid people from moving it.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)