“The Lord said to Moses: Speak to the priests, sons of Aaron.” That is what the verse said: “Day to day expresses utterance; [night to night renders understanding]” (Psalms 19:3). It is taught: On the day of the Nisan equinox and on the day of the Tishrei equinox the [length of the] day and the night are equal. From then on, the day borrows from the night and the night borrows from the day and they repay one another agreeably, all without a document and without a court ruling.
That is, “day to day…” But below, how many documents and how many court rulings: “Their building encompasses the earth; [their words reach the end of the world]” (Psalms 19:5).15Many documents and court rulings are needed for people to agree to pay each other. Rav Shalom said in the name of Rabbi Aḥa son of Rabbi Zeira: This is analogous to one who took local hegemony from the king. Until he reached his boundaries, he would walk like a commoner.
Once he reached his boundaries, he would walk with nobility. So too, until they emerge into the world, “there is no talk, nor are there words; [their voice is not heard]” (Psalms 19:4). Once they emerge into the world, how many documents, how many court rulings, “their building encompasses the earth; [their words reach the end of the world].”16Some suggest that the phrase “how many documents, how many court rulings” should be removed from the text, as the reference here is to the sun and moon (see Etz Yosef].