Then Trypho turned back and departed to his own land: His own land is Syria, and translators may say this if they think it would be helpful. If not, they may render this verse simply as “Then Trypho returned to his own country.”

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.