859 B
859 B
The tomb was a cave with a stone rolled in front of its opening
This is background information about the tomb where they had buried Lazarus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
he told them, “Roll the stone away.”
This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: “he told them to roll the stone away.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)
he told them
This could mean ‘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.”