# they went out to seize him

Members of his family went to the house so that they could take hold of him and force him to go home with them.

# for they said

Possible meanings for the word "they" are 1) his relatives or 2) some people in the crowd.

# out of his mind

This idiom describes how they thought he was acting. Alternate translation: "crazy" or "insane" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])