Pensée juive sur La Genèse 41:40

Alternatively, the word עד can be interpreted as in the verse,²⁹Tehillim 32:9. The word עדיו in this verse is rooted in the word עד. עדיו לבלום, “shut their mouths;” i.e., עד means “mouth.” In that vein, Radak interprets the word עדיך as “mouth” in the verse,³⁰Ibid. 103:5. המשביע בטוב עדיך, “Who sates your mouth with generosity.” Now, the term “mouth” may also refer to speech. Thus, we find the expression,³¹Vayikra 24:12, et al. על פי ה', “according to the word of God,” and it is written,³²Bereishis 41:40. ועל פיך ישק כל עמי ‒ “according to your word, will all my people be directed.” There are many similar examples. According to this understanding, Bildad was saying,] “The moon spoke, ‘Why shall I not shine?’“ i.e., the moon was willing for its body to be diminished, but it asked ‘Why should my light not shine brightly?’