3:4 Then the herald 1 made a loud 2 proclamation: “To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given: 3
1 tn According to BDB 1097 s.v. כָּרוֹז the Aramaic word used here is a Greek loanword, but other scholars have argued instead for a Persian derivation (HALOT 1902 s.v. *כָּרוֹז).
2 tn Aram “in strength.”
3 tn Aram “they are saying.”
4 tn Aram “from me is placed an edict.”
5 tn Aram “speaks negligence.”