# but the child did not speak or hear
This means that the child was not alive. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "but the child did not show any signs of being alive" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
# has not awakened
Here being dead is spoken of as being asleep. Alternate translation: "is still dead" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])