It is not clear if the disciples wanted Peter to come and raise Dorcas from the dead, or if they wanted him to come and comfort them/lead the burial of their departed sister.1 In either case, the fact that they want him to come soon is because a body would quickly begin to decay in the heat of the day.2 Since burial normally took place before sunset, it may also imply that the death occurred in the night/early morning.3
38 Comme Lydde est près de Joppé, les disciples, ayant appris que Pierre s'y trouvait, envoyèrent deux hommes vers lui, pour le prier de venir chez eux sans tarder.