7028. 'And Jehovah said to Moses' means perception from the Divine. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' in the historical narratives of the Word as perception, dealt with often; and its being from the Divine is meant by the words 'Jehovah said'. The reason for the repetition here of the words 'Jehovah said to Moses 2061, 2238, 2260, 2506, 2515, 2552.

2271. That 'he spoke to Him yet again' means thought is clear from the meaning in the internal sense of 'speaking'. Speaking or speech is nothing else than that which flows from thought; and because things that are internal are meant by those that are external - such as understanding by 'seeing', the understanding by 'the eye', obedience by 'the ear', and so on - so thinking is meant by 'speaking'.