Sat quietly/ sit still
Figuratively: took no action and did not interfere in what was being done.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָשַׁב בְּשֶׁקֶט
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: לֹא נָקַט כָּל פְּעֻולָּה וְלֹא הִתְעָרֵב בַּנַּעֲשֶׂה.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)