# It cried out

"The unclean spirit cried out"

# convulsed the boy greatly

"shook the boy violently"

# came out

It is implied that the spirit came out of the boy. AT: "came out of the boy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# The boy looked like one who was dead

The boy's appearance is compared to that of a dead person. AT: "The boy appeared dead" or "The boy looked like a dead person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# so that many

"so that many people"

# took him by the hand

This means that Jesus grasped the boy's hand with his own hand. AT: "grasped the boy by the hand" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# lifted him up

"helped him get up"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cry]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/like]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]]