Discovery BoxDaniel 3:4 
Context3:4 Then the herald 1 made a loud 2 proclamation: “To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given: 3
Daniel 4:2
Context4:2 I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me.
Daniel 4:24
Context4:24 this is the interpretation, O king! It is the decision of the Most High that this has happened to my lord the king.
Daniel 12:7-8
Context12:7 Then I heard the man clothed in linen who was over the waters of the river as he raised both his right and left hands to the sky 4 and made an oath by the one who lives forever: “It is for a time, times, and half a time. Then, when the power of the one who shatters 5 the holy people has been exhausted, all these things will be finished.”
12:8 I heard, but I did not understand. So I said, “Sir, 6 what will happen after these things?”
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 Or “to the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
5 tc The present translation reads יַד־נֹפֵץ (yad-nofets, “hand of one who shatters”) rather than the MT נַפֵּץ־יַד (nappets-yad, “to shatter the hand”).
6 tn Heb “my lord,” a title of polite address.
