# he took her by the hand

"Jesus took hold of the girl's hand"

# Her spirit returned

"Her spirit returned to her body." The Jews understood that life was the result of the spirit coming into a person. AT: "She came back to life" or "She became alive again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# spirit

"breath" or "life"

# to tell no one

This could be stated differently. AT: "not to tell anyone"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/command]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/amazed]]