SIL Translator’s Notes on John 11:21

11:21

Lord: The word Lord refers to Jesus. See how you translated this word in 11:3.

if You had been here: The word if here introduces an unfulfilled condition, a possible situation that did not happen. Jesus was not with them earlier, before Lazarus died.

my brother would not have died: This clause implies that if Jesus had been in Bethany, he would have healed Lazarus. It may be natural to make this explicit. For example:

you⌋ would not have let/allowed my brother to die
-or-

you⌋ would have prevented/saved my brother from dying

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