## 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"