And Alcimus died at that time in great agony may be expressed as “He died a very painful death” or “As he died he suffered great pain.”

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2011. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.