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# Connecting Statement:
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This returns to the account of Jesus bringing the daughter of the Jewish official back to life.
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# the flute players and the crowds making much noise
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This was a common way to mourn for someone who has died.
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# flute players
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"people who play flutes"
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# Go away
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Jesus was speaking to many people, so use the plural command form if your language has one.
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# the girl is not dead, but she is asleep
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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]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/flute]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mock]] |