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Women received back their dead by resurrection
"Women received back alive those who had died"
Others were tortured, not accepting release
"Others accepted torture rather than release from prison" or "Others allowed their enemies to torture them rather than doing what their enemies required of them in order to release them"
Others were tortured
"Others allowed those who imprisoned them to torture them" or "Others endured terrible pain"
a better resurrection
Possible meanings are 1) these people will experience a better life in heaven than what they experienced in this world or 2) these people will have a better resurrection than those who did not have faith. Those with faith will live forever with God. Those without faith will live forever separated from God.