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# Connecting Statement:
This returns to the account of Jesus bringing the daughter of the Jewish official back to life.
# official's house
This is the Jewish leader's house.
# the flute players and the crowds making much noise
This is a common way to mourn for someone who has died.
# flute players
"people who play flutes"
# Go away
Jesus was speaking to many people, so use the plural command form if your language has one.
# the girl is not dead, but she is asleep
Jesus is using a play on words. It was common in Jesus' day to refer to a dead person as one who "sleeps." But here the dead girl will get up, as though she had only been sleeping. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/flute]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mock]]