כְּעַ֣ן מַלְכָּ֔א תְּקִ֥ים אֱסָרָ֖א וְתִרְשֻׁ֣ם כְּתָבָ֑א דִּ֣י לָ֧א לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה כְּדָת־מָדַ֥י וּפָרַ֖ס דִּי־לָ֥א תֶעְדֵּֽא׃
Sekarang, ya raja, keluarkanlah larangan itu dan tandatanganilah surat ketetapan itu, supaya tidak dapat diubah, sesuai dengan hukum Madai dan Persia, yang tidak dapat dibatalkan.”
Ibn Ezra
MENE (מְנֵא): [Signifies that] everything that is counted (יְסֻפַּר - y'suppar) [or] numbered (יֵחָשֵׁב - yechashev). Furthermore, the word UPHARSIN (וּפַרְסִין) has two [meanings implied by the singular Peres]: The first PERES (פְּרֵס) relates to breaking/dividing (פְּרִיסַת - p'risat), [signifying] the breaking/division of his kingdom and its cutting off (כְּרִיתוּתָם - k'ritutam). And the second PERES (פֶּרֶס) relates to Persia (פָּרַס - Paras), from [the common phrase like in Daniel 6:9, Daniel 6:13, Daniel 6:16; Esther 1:3, etc.] “Media and Persia” (מָדַי וּפָרַס - Madai uFaras). Therefore, he [Daniel] said [in the interpretation, Daniel 5:28]: “and it is given to the Medes and Persians” (וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס - viyhivath l'Madai uFaras).