ספר שמות

Exodus 2,25. “G’d looked upon the Children of Israel ‎and took notice of them.” G’d foresaw that there would be ‎Children of Israel who would accept the Torah in due course, ‎although at this stage they were still worshipping idols, also. The ‎word ‎וידע‎ always describes an intimate relationship to another ‎person, so that when it is used here for G’d and His relationship ‎to the Children of Israel, after previously the Torah only spoke of ‎וישמע אלוקים, וישמע אלוקים, וירא אלוקים‎, the verb ‎וידע‎ introduces a ‎more intimate relationship. G’d was now able to relate to the ‎virtues of the Jewish people, whereas previously He had paid ‎attention only to their shortcomings.‎