Translation commentary on 1 Maccabees 10:44

A paragraph break is appropriate here (so Revised Standard Version).

Let the cost of rebuilding and restoring the structures of the sanctuary be paid from the revenues of the king: The payment for the rebuilding of the Temple and of the walls of Judea’s cities (verse 45) appears to be in addition to other payments named in verse 39-42. An alternative model for this verse is:

• “I will pay for the cost of repairing and rebuilding the Temple.

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.

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