לִֽהְיוֹת֙ מַמְלָכָ֣ה שְׁפָלָ֔ה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א לִשְׁמֹ֥ר אֶת־בְּרִית֖וֹ לְעָמְדָֽהּ׃
чтобы он мог быть скромным царством, чтобы он не возносился, но что, соблюдая его завет, он мог оставаться.
Midrash Tanchuma Buber
Another interpretation (of Ezek. 17:14): THEN ALL THE TREES OF THE FIELD SHALL KNOW < THAT I THE LORD >. < The verse > speaks about Abraham. (Ibid., cont.:) < THAT I THE LORD > HAVE BROUGHT DOWN THE LOFTY TREE. This is Pharaoh. (Ibid., cont.:) HAVE EXALTED THE LOWLY TREE. This is Abraham. (Ibid., cont.:) HAVE DRIED UP THE GREEN TREE. This is Abimelech. (Ibid., cont.:) HAVE MADE THE WITHERED TREE BUD. This is Sarah. (Ibid., cont.:) I THE LORD HAVE SPOKEN, AND I WILL ACT. Thus it is stated (in Gen. 21:1): THEN THE LORD VISITED SARAH.