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# Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it
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John pauses the story briefly to describe the tomb where the people had buried Lazarus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
# Martha, the sister of Lazarus
Martha and Mary were older sisters of Lazarus. AT: "Martha, the older sister of Lazarus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# by this time the body will be decaying
"by this time there will be a bad smell" or "the body is already stinking"
# Did I not say to you that, if you believed, you would see the glory of God?
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This remark appears in the form of a question to add emphasis to the point that God is about to do something wonderful. AT: "I told you that if you trusted me, you would see what God can do!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tomb]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/martha]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/lazarus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]
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