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Connecting Statement:
When Jesus goes away to Tyre, he heals the daughter of a Gentile woman with extraordinary faith.
had an unclean spirit
This is an idiom meaning that she was possessed by the unclean spirit. AT: "was possessed by an unclean spirit" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
fell down
"knelt." This is an act of honor and submission.
Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by descent
The word "Now" marks a break in the main story line, as this sentence gives us background information about the woman. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
Syrophoenician
This is the name of the woman's nationality. She was born in the Phoenician region in Syria. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)