2683. Verse 16. And she went and sat by herself over against him, withdrawing about a bowshot; for she said, Let me not see the death of the child; and she sat over against him; and she lifted up her voice and wept. “She went and sat by herself over against him,” signifies a state of thought; “withdrawing about a bowshot,” signifies how far that state was from the doctrine of truth (a “bow” is the doctrine of truth); “for she said, Let me not see the death of the child,” signifies grief that it should thus perish; “and she sat over against him,” signifies a state of thought; “and she lifted up her voice and wept,” signifies a further degree of grief.