pe.rash describes a letter being explained after it was read before the speaker.

The attested use describes a written message being explained after it has been read, in the report concerning a letter in Ezra 4:18.

1. Explaining a read letter · dominant

   In Ezra 4:18, the passive participle occurs in the report about the letter sent to the speaker; the APB renders the clause, "the letter that you sent to us has been read and explained before me."

   Ezra 4:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 4:18, the APB presents the letter as having been "read and explained before me." The precise contribution of the term is inferred from the clause and its passive participial form.