## Ephphatha ##

The author wants the reader to know how the word sounds, so write this using your language's alphabet as a word that sounds as close to "effatha" as you can. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

## sighed ##

took in and let out a long breath to show he was not happy

## what had hold of his tongue was released ##

"Jesus released what had hold of his tongue" or "Jesus healed what had caused him not to speak clearly"