en_tn/jhn/07/35.md

The Jews therefore said among themselves

The "Jews" is a synecdoche that represents the leaders of the Jews who opposed Jesus. AT: "The Jewish leaders said among themselves" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

the dispersion

This refers to the Jews that were spread all across the Greek world, outside of Palestine.

What is this word that he said

This "word" is a metonym which stands for the meaning of the message that Jesus had shared, which the Jewish leaders had failed to understand. AT: "What is he talking about when he said" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jew
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/greek