YHN 11:39 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. λέγει
2. legō
3. is saying
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ saying
8. ˓is˒ saying
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73319
1. Ὁ
2. ho
3. The
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NMS
7. ¬The
8. ¬The
9. S
10. Y33
11. 73320
1. Ἰησοῦς
2. iēsous
3. Yaʸsous
4. -
5. 24240
6. N····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. SN
10. Y33; F73326
11. 73321
1. Ἄρατε
2. airō
3. Take away
4. -
5. 1420
6. VMAA2··P
7. take_away
8. take_away
9. D
10. Y33; R73015; R73188; Person=Mary2; R73270
11. 73322
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73323
1. λίθον
2. lithos
3. stone
4. stone
5. 30370
6. N····AMS
7. stone
8. stone
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73324
1. λέγει
2. legō
3. is saying
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ saying
8. ˓is˒ saying
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73325
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. to him
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R73321
11. 73326
1. ἡ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NFS
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. -
11. 73327
1. Μάρθα
2. martha
3. -
4. -
5. 31360
6. N····NFS
7. Martha
8. Martha
9. S
10. -
11. 73328
1. ἡ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73329
1. ἀδελφή
2. adelfē
3. +the sister
4. sister
5. 790
6. N····NFS
7. ˓the˒ sister
8. ˓the˒ sister
9. -
10. Y33; F73342; F73350; F73351; F73357; F73440; F73444; F73447
11. 73330
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. of the one
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the ‹one›
8. ˱of˲ the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73331
1. τετελευτηκότος
2. teleutaō
3. having died
4. -
5. 50530
6. VPEA·GMS
7. ˓having˒ died
8. ˓having˒ died
9. -
10. Y33; R72941; F73337
11. 73332
1. τεθνηκότος
2. thnēskō
3. -
4. -
5. 23480
6. VPEA·GMS
7. ˓having˒ died
8. ˓having˒ died
9. -
10. -
11. 73333
1. Μάρθα
2. martha
3. Martha
4. Martha
5. 31360
6. N····NFS
7. Martha
8. Martha
9. S
10. Y33
11. 73334
1. Κύριε
2. kurios
3. master
4. “Master
5. 29620
6. N····VMS
7. master
8. Lord
9. GVDN
10. Y33
11. 73335
1. ἤδη
2. ēdē
3. already
4. already
5. 22350
6. D·······
7. already
8. already
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73336
1. ὄζει
2. ozō
3. he is stinking
4. stink
5. 36050
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ stinking
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ stinking
9. -
10. Y33; R73332
11. 73337
1. τεταρταῖος
2. tetartaios
3. +the fourth day
4. -
5. 50660
6. S····NMS
7. ˓the˒ fourth_day
8. ˓the˒ fourth_day
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73338
1. γάρ
2. gar
3. because/for
4. because
5. 10630
6. C·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73339
1. ἐστίν
2. eimi
3. it is
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˱it˲ is
8. ˱it˲ is
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73340

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:38–44: Jesus raised Lazarus to life

In this section Jesus went to Lazarus’ tomb. He ordered that someone remove the stone from the opening of the cave where Lazarus was buried. Martha worried about the bad smell, but Jesus reminded her that if she believed, she would see God’s glory. Jesus prayed and called Lazarus to come out, which he did.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead

God’s glory was revealed when Jesus brought Lazarus back from the dead

Paragraph 11:38–44

Jesus went to Lazarus’ tomb and called to him to come out. Lazarus obeyed and came out of his tomb alive.

11:39a

“Take away the stone,” Jesus said.

Jesus said, “Remove the stone from the entrance.
Jesus said, “Open up the grave.”

Take away the stone: This is a command. Jesus commanded some of the men to remove the stone from the entrance to the cave. Here are other ways to translate this command:

Move the stone away (NCV)

Then he told the people to roll the stone away. (CEV)

11:39b

“Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man.

Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to Jesus, “Lord, by this time it/he must smell bad,
Martha, Lazarus’ sister, spoke. “Lord, by now there must be a bad smell

Lord: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Lord means “master.” It was a word used to address someone with respect. See how you translated this in 11:3b and 11:21.

by now he stinks: This clause refers to the fact that by this time the body had a bad smell. This implies that it was not a good idea to roll away the stone. Translate this in a way that would be natural under these circumstances. For example:

by now he will smell (NJB)

There will be a bad smell. (NCV)

The smell will be terrible. (NLT)

His body will already have a bad smell.

he stinks: The Greek words that the BSB translates literally as he stinks means “he has a bad smell.” The words he stinks sound both funny and not polite in English. It is important to express this in a way that is both natural and polite, suitable for reading aloud in church.

said Martha, the sister of the dead man: Martha spoke up and protested against Jesus’ command. The text does not say, but it appears from her behavior that Martha was older than Lazarus and Mary. If you need to say whether she was older or younger than Lazarus, you can say that she was older.

11:39c

“It has already been four days.”

because he has been buried four days.”
since he died four days ago.”

It has already been four days: This clause begins with a Greek conjunction that is often translated as “for” or “because.” This conjunction introduces the reason that there was a bad smell. A body starts to decompose (rot or decay) before the fourth day, especially in hot weather. The BSB omits this conjunction because the connection is clear in English without it. Consider how you might introduce this clause naturally in your language.

General Comment on 11:39b–c

In some languages it may be natural to reverse the order of the clauses in 11:39b–c. For example:

There will be a bad smell, Lord. He has been buried four days! (GNT)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

λέγει & λέγει

˓is˒_saying & ˓is˒_saying

Here John uses the present tense in past narration in order to call attention to a development in the story.

Note 2 topic: translate-kinship

ἡ ἀδελφὴ

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγει Ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἄρατε τόν λίθον λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ ἀδελφή τοῦ τετελευτηκότος Μάρθα Κύριε ἤδη ὄζει τεταρταῖος γάρ ἐστίν)

Martha was Lazarus’ oldest sister. If your language uses different words for sister depending on birth order, use the word for a older or oldest sister here. Alternate translation: [the oldest sister]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τεταρταῖος γάρ ἐστιν

˓the˒_fourth_day for (Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγει Ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἄρατε τόν λίθον λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ ἀδελφή τοῦ τετελευτηκότος Μάρθα Κύριε ἤδη ὄζει τεταρταῖος γάρ ἐστίν)

This means that it has been four days since Lazarus died. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [for he has been dead for four days] or [for it has been four days since he died]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. The
2. -
3. 35880
4. S
5. ho
6. E-····NMS
7. ¬The
8. ¬The
9. S
10. Y33
11. 73320
1. Yaʸsous
2. -
3. 24240
4. SN
5. iēsous
6. N-····NMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. SN
10. Y33; F73326
11. 73321
1. is saying
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ saying
8. ˓is˒ saying
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73319
1. Take away
2. -
3. 1420
4. D
5. airō
6. V-MAA2··P
7. take_away
8. take_away
9. D
10. Y33; R73015; R73188; Person=Mary2; R73270
11. 73322
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73323
1. stone
2. stone
3. 30370
5. lithos
6. N-····AMS
7. stone
8. stone
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73324
1. Martha
2. Martha
3. 31360
4. S
5. martha
6. N-····NFS
7. Martha
8. Martha
9. S
10. Y33
11. 73334
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73329
1. +the sister
2. sister
3. 790
5. adelfē
6. N-····NFS
7. ˓the˒ sister
8. ˓the˒ sister
9. -
10. Y33; F73342; F73350; F73351; F73357; F73440; F73444; F73447
11. 73330
1. of the one
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····GMS
7. ˱of˲ the ‹one›
8. ˱of˲ the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73331
1. having died
2. -
3. 50530
5. teleutaō
6. V-PEA·GMS
7. ˓having˒ died
8. ˓having˒ died
9. -
10. Y33; R72941; F73337
11. 73332
1. is saying
2. -
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˓is˒ saying
8. ˓is˒ saying
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73325
1. to him
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. Y33; R73321
11. 73326
1. master
2. “Master
3. 29620
4. GVDN
5. kurios
6. N-····VMS
7. master
8. Lord
9. GVDN
10. Y33
11. 73335
1. he is
2. stink
3. 36050
5. ozō
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ stinking
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ stinking
9. -
10. Y33; R73332
11. 73337
1. already
2. already
3. 22350
5. ēdē
6. D-·······
7. already
8. already
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73336
1. stinking
2. stink
3. 36050
5. ozō
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ stinking
8. ˱he˲ ˓is˒ stinking
9. -
10. Y33; R73332
11. 73337
1. because/for
2. because
3. 10630
5. gar
6. C-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73339
1. it is
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-IPA3··S
7. ˱it˲ is
8. ˱it˲ is
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73340
1. +the fourth day
2. -
3. 50660
5. tetartaios
6. S-····NMS
7. ˓the˒ fourth_day
8. ˓the˒ fourth_day
9. -
10. Y33
11. 73338

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 11:39