# Connecting Statement:

When Jesus and his disciples get out of their boat at Bethsaida, Jesus heals a blind man.

# Bethsaida

This is a town on the northern shores of the Sea of Galilee. See how you translated the name of this town in [Mark 6:45](../06/45.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# to touch him

It may be helpful to state why they wanted Jesus to touch the man. AT: "to touch him in order to heal him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# When he had spit on his eyes ... he asked him

"When Jesus had spit on the man's eyes ... Jesus asked the man"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/beg]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]