4:11 The tree grew large and strong.
Its top reached far into the sky;
it could be seen 1 from the borders of all the land. 2
1 tn Aram “its sight.” So also v. 17.
2 tn Or “to the end of all the earth” (so KJV, ASV); NCV, CEV “from anywhere on earth.”
3 tn Aram “its sight.”
4 tn Aram “answered and said.”
5 tn Aram “and behold.”
6 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
7 sn The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.