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Besides,  the words are in the mouth of king Darius, so his  theological 
worldview may have been a bit different from Daniel's.  
 
Some other interpretations:
 
"His kingdom and his rule will last for ever." -- HALOT, vol. 2, Koehler  & 
Baumgartner
 
"His dominion is forever." (Footnote: "Lit., "to the end.") --  NWT 
 
"Whose dominion is until the End." -- Stone Tanach 
 
"His rule is till eternity."  -- Daniel, ArtScroll Tanach Series
 
Solomon Landers
 
In a message dated 11/11/2005 5:20:08 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
garyh AT cjfm.org writes:
 
Wow, that was quick!  Yigal responded already and I just had  another
note from someone else off-list.  Yes, I know it's Aramaic, but  I meant it
appears this way in the MT of the Hebrew Bible.  Also, the  Aramaic is SOWF,
not COWF.  I stand corrected--and I need a font here on  my laptop that
doesn't make the samech look so much like a kaf.  Thanks  for the input,

Gary