출애굽기 6:10의 인용 해설

Nachmanides writes in his commentary on Exodus 6,10 (where the verse commences in the same manner as here) “the word אמירה refers to a complete utterance, meaning that an אמירה נראית, ‘a superficial utterance’” is not sufficient. [Nachmanides tries to justify why sometimes G’d added “say to the Children of Israel,” whereas other times He contents Himself with the word לאמור alone. Ed] Seeing that the quality of G’d’s communications to Moses was so superior and clearer than His communications to lesser prophets, G’d was able to say to Moses: “make the matter clear to your listeners the Jewish people.” Other prophets (Numbers 12,8) with whom G’d Himself spoke in riddles were not able to clarify matters to the people in the degree Moses was able to clarify it for them.

וידבר אלוקים אל נח לאמור, “G-d spoke to Noach for him to tell the members of his family;” this apparently repetitive statement is customary in the Torah; compare Exodus 6,10, or even more definitively, Leviticus 11,1;

ויקח שם ויפת, this formulation is similar to ויבא משה ואהרון in Exodus 6,10, where it describes the promptness and dedication of Moses and Aaron. Here two of the brothers not only covered their father’s private parts, but made sure that he was completely covered.