richmahn_en_tn/mrk/09/18.md

# he foams at the mouth

A convulsion, or seizure, can cause a person to have trouble breathing or swallowing. This causes white foam to come out of the mouth. If your language has a way to describe that, you could use it. Alternate translation: "bubbles come out of his mouth"

# he becomes rigid

"he becomes stiff" or "his body becomes rigid"

# they could not

This refers to the disciples not being about to drive the spirit out of the boy. Alternate translation: "they could not drive it out of him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-11 23:13:24 -07:00			`# he foams at the mouth`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-09 17:34:10 -07:00			`A convulsion, or seizure, can cause a person to have trouble breathing or swallowing. This causes white foam to come out of the mouth. If your language has a way to describe that, you could use it. Alternate translation: "bubbles come out of his mouth"`
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			`# he becomes rigid`

			`"he becomes stiff" or "his body becomes rigid"`

			`# they could not`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-09 17:34:10 -07:00			`This refers to the disciples not being about to drive the spirit out of the boy. Alternate translation: "they could not drive it out of him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])`
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