en_tn/mat/15/21.md

This begins an account of Jesus healing the daughter of a Canaanite woman.

## a Canaanite woman came out from that region ##

The woman had left her homeland, which was outside of Israel, come into Israel, and found Jesus.

## Canaanite woman ##

Canaan no longer existed as a nation: "a woman of the people group called Canaanite."

## my daughter is very tormented by a demon ##

"a demon is tormenting my daughter very much" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## answered her not a word ##

"said nothing"