佐哈尔·诺克 22

1AND THE LORD SAID UNTO NOAH, COME THOU AND ALL THY HOUSE. Said R. Simeon: ‘How is it that throughout this passage God is always designated Elohim save in this place, where we find the name Tetragrammaton, significant of the attribute of mercy? There is here an inner meaning which is at the same time a lesson. The lesson is that a woman should not admit a guest into her house without the consent of her husband.

2So here, when Noah wished to enter the ark, and to become united with her, it was not becoming for her to admit him before her Master gave his permission to enter and said: “Come thou and all thy house into the ark.” Hence the name Tetragrammaton is used here, to designate what we call the husband of the ark. Similarly we learn that neither may the guest enter the house save with the consent of the husband, who is the master of the house, and hence it was only later that NOAH WENT IN.

3Note again the words: FOR THEE I HAVE SEEN RIGHTEOUS BEFORE ME IN THIS GENERATION. We learn from this the lesson that a man should not admit into his house any guest whom he suspects of wrong-doing, but only such a one as is above all suspicion in his eyes. It was in accordance with this principle that God said unto Noah, “Come thou and all thy house into the ark, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.”

4We further learn that special permission must be obtained for the guest’s household, as it is written: “Come thou and thy house”.’