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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)