Translation commentary on 3 Maccabees 2:8

And when they had seen works of your hands, they praised you, the Almighty: In this context the works of your hands refers to God’s destruction of the Egyptian enemy army. God is referred to here as the Almighty, which may be rendered “Almighty One [or, Almighty God].” A model for this verse is:

• When they saw what you had done, Almighty God, they praised you.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 3-4 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2018. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.

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