# 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. Alternate translation: "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. Alternate translation: "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"