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The setting of the story has changed, Jesus and his brothers are now at the festival.
when his brothers had gone up to the festival
These "brothers" were the younger brothers of Jesus.
he also went up
Jerusalem is at a higher elevation than Galilee where Jesus and his brothers were previously.
not publicly but in secret
These two phrases mean the same thing. The idea is repeated for emphasis. AT: "very secretly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
The Jews were looking for him
Here the word "Jews"is a synecdoche for "the Jewish leaders." The word "him" refers to Jesus. AT: "The Jewish leaders were looking for Jesus" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)