19:34a

when they realized that he was a Jew: People in the crowd recognized that Alexander was a Jew, perhaps by his clothing or his appearance or his way of speaking. These people probably started the chant of 19:34c and everyone else in the crowd immediately joined in. The people of Ephesus would not be happy to listen to a Jew. Other ways to translate this clause are:

when they recognized that he was a Jew (Good News Translation)
-or-
Knowing he was a Jew

19:34b

they all shouted in unison: The people realized Alexander was a Jew and therefore did not worship Artemis. So they started shouting so he would not be able to speak to them.

in unison: This phrase indicates that the crowd spoke each word at the same time.

19:34c

Great is Artemis of the Ephesians: See how you translated this clause in 19:28.

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