Rabbi Samuel bar Nachmani told a parable to explain the words of , "But the word is very near to you, in your mouth, and in your heart, that you may do it." Rabbi Samuel taught that it is as if there were a king's daughter who was not acquainted with any man, and the king had a friend who could visit him at any time, and the princess waited on the friend. The king told the friend that this indicated how much the king loved him, for no one was acquainted with his daughter, yet she waited upon the friend. Similarly, God told Israel that it indicated how beloved Israel was to God, for no being in God's palace was acquainted with the Torah, yet God entrusted it to Israel. As says, "Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living," but as for the Children of Israel (as says), "It is not too hard for you . . . but the word is very near to you."