9:10 he does great and unsearchable things, 1
and wonderful things without number.
9:11 If 2 he passes by me, I cannot see 3 him, 4
if he goes by, I cannot perceive him. 5
1 tn Only slight differences exist between this verse and 5:9 which employs the simple ו (vav) conjunction before אֵין (’eyn) in the first colon and omits the ו (vav) conjunction before נִפְלָאוֹת (nifla’ot, “wonderful things”) in the second colon.
2 tn The NIV has “when” to form a temporal clause here. For the use of “if,” see GKC 497 §159.w.
3 tn The imperfect verbs in this verse are consistent with the clauses. In the conditional clauses a progressive imperfect is used, but in the following clauses the verbs are potential imperfects.
4 tn The pronoun “him” is supplied here; it is not in MT, but the Syriac and Vulgate have it (probably for translation purposes as well).
5 sn Like the mountains, Job knows that God has passed by and caused him to shake and tremble, but he cannot understand or perceive the reasons.