laid it. See note on Isaiah 53:9.
new. Greek. kainos. See note on Matthew 9:17; Matthew 26:28; Matthew 26:29. Here. not newly hewn, but fresh; i.e. unused and as yet undefiled by any dead body.
tomb. monument. Greek. mnemeion.
sepulchre. tomb, as above. Not the same word as in Matthew 27:61.
departed. When Joseph rolled the stone against the door he departed; when the angel rolled it away, he "sat upon it" (Matthew 28:2).