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# news came up to the chief captain of the cohort
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Here "news" refers to the messenger who went to speak the news. Alternate translation: "someone gave news to the chief captain of the cohort" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# news came up to the chief captain
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The phrase "came up to" is used because the chief captain was in a fortress connected to the temple that was higher in elevation than the temple courtyard.
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# the chief captain
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a Roman military officer or leader of about 600 soldiers
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# the cohort
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a group of about 600 soldiers
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# all Jerusalem was in an uproar
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The word "Jerusalem" here represents the people of Jerusalem. The word "all" is an exaggeration to show a large crowd was upset. Alternate translation: "a lot of people in Jerusalem were in an uproar" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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