9:27a

But: The word But indicates a contrast between what the people said and what actually happened. The boy had not died. It might be more natural in your language to state this explicitly. For example:

But he was not dead.

Jesus took him by the hand: The phrase took him by the hand means that Jesus grasped one of the boy’s hands in order to help him to stand up. In some languages, this idea may be expressed with a single verb. See how you translated the almost identical phrase in 1:31a.

helped him to his feet: The phrase helped him to his feet shows that Jesus helped the boy stand up. It does not mean that Jesus picked him up from the ground.

9:27b

and he stood up: The phrase he stood up may indicate that the boy was able to stand with no one supporting him.

General Comment on 9:27a–b

In some languages, it may be necessary to combine parts of 9:27a and 9:27b. This will avoid the false meaning that Jesus helped the boy stand up and then the boy stood up again.

Here are some other ways to translate these two phrases:

27ahelped him up, 27band he was able to stand (New Jerusalem Bible)
-or-
27a–band helped him to stand up (New Century Version)

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