## the Day of Preparation ##

"the day when people got ready for the Jewish day of rest called the Sabbath" (UDB)

## the Sabbath was dawning ##

"It was soon going to be sunset, the start of the Sabbath" (UDB). The dawn here is a metaphor for the beginning of a day. For the Jews, the day began at sunset. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## who had come with him out of Galilee ##

"who had traveled with Jesus from the region of Galilee"

## followed after ##

"followed behind Joseph and the men who were with him"

## saw the tomb ##

"the women saw the tomb"

## how his body was laid ##

"the women saw how the men laid Jesus' body inside the tomb"

## They returned ##

"The women went to the houses where the women were staying" (UDB)

## prepared spices and ointments ##

"prepared spices and ointments to prepare Jesus' body for burial"

## they rested ##

"the women did no work"

## according to the commandment ##

"according to the Jewish law" or "as the Jewish law required" or "as required by the law given through Moses"