# Then taking him ... privately, he
"Then Jesus took the man ... privately, and he"
# he put his fingers into his ears
Jesus is putting his own fingers in the man's ears.
# then he spit and touched his tongue
It may be helpful to state that Jesus spit on his fingers. Alternate translation: "then he spit on his fingers and touched the man's tongue with them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])