richmahn_en_tn/jhn/19/31.md

the Jews

Here "Jews" is a synecdoche for the Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus. Alternate translation: "the Jewish leaders" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

day of preparation

This is the time before the Passover when people prepared food for the Passover.

to break their legs and to remove them

You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "to break the legs of the executed men and take their bodies down from the crosses" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)