Mark 5:39
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And going in, he saith to them Why make you this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

not dead.

Daniel 12:2 And many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall awake: some unto life everlasting, and others unto reproach, to see it always.

John 11:11-13 These things he said; and after that he said to them: Lazarus our friend sleepeth: but I go that I may awake him out of sleep. . . .

Acts 20:10 To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.

1 Corinthians 11:30 Therefore are there many infirm and weak among you: and many sleep.

1 Thessalonians 4:13,14 And we will not have you ignorant brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that you be not sorrowful, even as others who have no hope. . . .

1 Thessalonians 5:10 Who died for us: that, whether we watch or sleep, we may live together with him.

Context
The Healing Touch of Jesus
38And they cone to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he seeth a tumult, and people weeping and wailing much. 39And going in, he saith to them Why make you this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 40And they laughed him to scorn. But he having put them all out, taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.…
Cross References
Matthew 9:24
He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Mark 5:38
And they cone to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he seeth a tumult, and people weeping and wailing much.

Mark 5:40
And they laughed him to scorn. But he having put them all out, taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

John 11:11
These things he said; and after that he said to them: Lazarus our friend sleepeth: but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.

Acts 20:10
To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.

Lexicon
He went inside
εἰσελθὼν (eiselthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

[and] asked,
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“Why
Τί (Ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

all this commotion
θορυβεῖσθε (thorybeisthe)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2350: From thorubos; to be in tumult, i.e. Disturb, clamor.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

weeping?
κλαίετε (klaiete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2799: To weep, weep for, mourn, lament. Of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. Wail aloud.

The
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

child
παιδίον (paidion)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3813: Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian.

is not dead,
ἀπέθανεν (apethanen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.

but
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

asleep.”
καθεύδει (katheudei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2518: To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep.


Additional Translations
He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”

And having entered, He says to them, "Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeps."

And when he was come in, he said to them, Why make you this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleeps.

And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.

And entering in he says to them, Why do ye make a tumult and weep? the child has not died, but sleeps.

And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.

And when he had come in, he saith to them, Why make ye this tumult, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

He goes in. "Why all this outcry and loud weeping?" He asks; "the child is asleep, not dead."

When he had entered in, he said to them, "Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep."

and having gone in he saith to them, 'Why do ye make a tumult, and weep? the child did not die, but doth sleep;
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