OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 11:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

ἀπέστειλαν & αἱ ἀδελφαὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγουσαι

sent_out & the sisters to him saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: “the sisters sent to him, and they said”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀπέστειλαν & πρὸς αὐτὸν

sent_out & to him

Here, John is leaving out a word that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply this word from the context. Alternate translation: “sent messengers to him” or “sent a message to him”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

Κύριε, ἴδε, ὃν φιλεῖς ἀσθενεῖ

Lord behold ˱he˲_whom ˱you˲_/are/_loving /is/_ailing

Here, the sisters are using a present statement to make a request indirectly. They tell Jesus that Lazarus is sick, because they want Jesus to come and heal him. If this use of a statement is confusing in your language, you can use a more natural form for instruction. Alternate translation: “Sir, behold, he whom you love is sick and needs your help”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἴδε

behold

Here, behold means to take notice of something or pay attention to something. It is used here to emphasize the urgency of the words that follow. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “take notice”