אֶת־מִי֙ יוֹרֶ֣ה דֵעָ֔ה וְאֶת־מִ֖י יָבִ֣ין שְׁמוּעָ֑ה גְּמוּלֵי֙ מֵֽחָלָ֔ב עַתִּיקֵ֖י מִשָּׁדָֽיִם׃
Кого надо учить знанию? И кого заставлять понимать послание? Те, которые отлучены от молока, Те, что взяты из груди?
Akeidat Yitzchak
The term ha-azinah, give ear, is reserved for the physically more distant listeners, whereas the term shemi-ah, hearing, is reserved for listeners close at hand. For this reason Moses uses the former term when calling on the Heavens, and the latter when addressing the earth. When in contrast to Isaiah 1,2, Moses refers to the origin of the message being himself not G'd, he emphasises the importance of what he is about to say rather than who is saying it. Moreover, "giving ear," refers to listening done with the mind, whereas "hearing" refers to listening done with one's senses, one's physical ears. Spiritual beings, being disembodied, cannot therefore "hear" in our sense of the word. This rule applies at least when both terms are used at the same time. Heaven and Earth respectively are also similes for the highly intelligent and the common minds, respectively. The former can absorb "a heavy rainshower," the latter only "dew," or a mild "drizzle." (32,2)