11. These things he said. Then, after this, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, El'azar our chaver haahuv has fallen asleep, but I am setting out to awaken him.
12. Therefore, the talmidim said to him, Adoni, if he has fallen asleep, he will be granted refu'ah (healing).
13. But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach had spoken about the mavet of El'azar. However, those ones supposed that he was speaking about only shlof (sleep).
14. Then, therefore, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach told them plainly, El'azar died.
15. And I have lev same'ach for your sake, that I was not there, that you may have emunah. But let us go to him.
16. Therefore, T'oma--his name means Twin--said to his fellow talmidim, Let us go also, that we may die [al kiddush ha-Shem] with him.
17. Having arrived, therefore, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach discovered El'azar had already been in the kever (tomb) arba'ah yamim (four days).
18. Now Beit-Anyah (Bethany) was near Yerushalayim, about fifteen stadia away.
19. And many of those of Yehudah had come to Marta and Miryam to give them nechamah (consolation, comfort) regarding the ach of the achayot. [IYOV 2:11]
20. Therefore, Marta when she heard that Yehoshua comes, met him; but Miryam was sitting shivah in the bais.