"... In this verse, Onkelos veers significantly from the literal translation of the text, which reads, 'And God saw the children of Israel, and God knew.' The targumist, again, attempts to avoid anthropomorphisms and introduces memra (a term, like the Greek word logos, which denotes 'word' or 'wisdom.' Thus, God Himself is not anthropomorphically performing the act.) A Midrash expounds exegetically that God anthropomorphically 'saw' that which was not apparent to human observers and 'knew' that He would not distance Himself from events. He would do what was necessary in order to rescue the Israelites ..."