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he told them

That is, "he told the men there." He was probably not telling Mary and Martha to roll the stone away.

Roll the stone away

Some languages may prefer to say, "Roll the stone away from the opening of the tomb."

Martha

Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary. See 37:01.

He has been dead for four days

This could also be translated as, "He died four days ago and his body is lying there."