Twenty thousand five hundred were slaughtered, besides six hundred horsemen: In languages that do not have the passive voice, this verse may be rendered “The Jews killed 20,500 foot soldiers and 600 cavalry [or, soldiers on horseback].”

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.