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SBL Greek New Testament

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John 11

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john.11.sleep11

κεκοίμηται… ἐξυπνίσω · kekoimētai… exypnisō

TRANSLATIONhigh confidence

How directly should the sleep metaphor remain?

Jesus says Lazarus has fallen asleep and that he will awaken him. The disciples hear ordinary sleep; the narrator then explains that Jesus spoke concerning death.

Why this default

“Has fallen asleep / awaken him” is default because it preserves Jesus’ metaphor and the misunderstanding that the narrator then explains. Replacing it immediately with death-language removes the disciples’ reason for confusion; the bracketed option keeps both levels visible.

Evidence

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Project defaulthas fallen asleep / awaken him

Project default · metaphor preserved

Alternativehas died / raise him

Referent made explicit

Alternativehas fallen asleep [died] / awaken him

Metaphor and referent together

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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