Luke 8:53

And they were making leitzonus (fun) of him, having had daas that she was a nifteret (a deceased person).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

In Context

52And all were weeping and mourning for the yaldah; but he said, Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is sleeping.

54But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach took her by the hand and called out, saying, Yaldah, get up!

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Cross References

Job 12:4I am as a laughingstock to his neighbor: 1 The man who calleth upon Eloah [they say of me], and He answereth him! 1 [To them I am] a laughingstock, the tzaddik, the tamim (blameless one)! 1

Psalms 22:7But I am a tola'at, and no ish; 1 a reproach of men, and despised of the people. + 22:7 See Isa 53:3 on the despised Moshiach 1

Mark 15:44And Pilate was amazed that Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was already niftar (deceased), and Pilate summoned the centurion to question him whether Yehoshua was niftar already.

John 11:39Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says, Lift the stone. Marta, the achot of the niftar (deceased), says to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Adoni, already he smells, for it is now arba'ah yamim (four days).

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:41-56

The Issue of Blood Healed; The Ruler's Daughter Raised. 40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him. 41 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house: 42 For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him. 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve… Read the whole commentary →

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