Mark 5:41

“And he took the damsel by the hand, etc..] (See Gill on “<400925>Matthew 9:25”). And said unto her; in the Syriac language, which was then commonly spoken by the Jews, and well understood: hence the Syriac version expresses the following words without an interpretation, Talitha Cumi. The Ethiopic version reads it, “Tabitha Cumi”; and so do some Greek copies, and Latin versions, taking it to be the same word as in (<440936>Acts 9:36) whereas that signifies “Dorcas, a roe”; but this word is of another signification, as here explained, which is, being interpreted, damsel (I say unto thee) arise. The phrase, “I say unto thee”, is no part of the interpretation of the above Syriac words; but is…”

“See the account of the raising of Jairus’ daughter, and the healing of the woman with an issue of blood, fully explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26. Mark 5:23 Lieth at the point of death - Is dying; in the last agonies. Mark 5:26 Had suffered many things - Had resorted to many things painful, by the direction of the physicians, in order to be healed. Mark 5:27 Came in the press behind - In the crowd that pressed upon him. This was done to avoid being noticed. It was an act of faith. She was full of confidence that Jesus was able to heal, but she trembled on account of her conscious unworthiness, thus illustrating the humility and confidence of a sinner coming to God for pardon and life.…”

“5:41 Mark translates Talitha koum for his Greek-speaking readers as Little girl, get up! The Aramaic terms are not magical; they are simply the actual words Jesus spoke when he raised the little girl, since Aramaic was his native language. The Aramaic terms that Mark records probably come from learning the story in Aramaic in Jerusalem.”

“took: Mar 1:31; Act 9:40, Act 9:41 Talitha cumi: טליתא קומי, which is pure Syriac, the same as in the Syriac version, the proper translation of which is given by the evangelist. Damsel: Mar 1:41; Gen 1:3; Psa 33:9; Luk 7:14, Luk 7:15, Luk 8:54, Luk 8:55; Joh 5:28, Joh 5:29, Joh 11:43, Joh 11:44; Rom 4:17; Phi 3:21 Mark 5:42”