Job 9:11

NETBible

If 1  he passes by me, I cannot see 2  him, 3  if he goes by, I cannot perceive him. 4 

NIV ©

When he passes me, I cannot see him; when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.

NASB ©

"Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.

NLT ©

"Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him. When he moves on, I do not see him go.

MSG ©

Somehow, though he moves right in front of me, I don't see him; quietly but surely he's active, and I miss it.

BBE ©

See, he goes past me and I see him not: he goes on before, but I have no knowledge of him.

NRSV ©

Look, he passes by me, and I do not see him; he moves on, but I do not perceive him.

NKJV ©

If He goes by me, I do not see Him ; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;

KJV
Lo, he goeth
<05674> (8799)
by me, and I see
<07200> (8799)
[him] not: he passeth on
<02498> (8799)
also, but I perceive
<0995> (8799)
him not.
NASB ©
"Were He to pass
<5674>
by me, I would not see
<7200>
Him; Were He to move
<2498>
past
<2498>

me,
I would not perceive
<995>
Him.
LXXM
ean
<1437> 
CONJ
uperbh
<5233> 
V-AAS-3S
me
<1473> 
P-AS
ou
<3364> 
ADV
mh
<3165> 
ADV
idw
<3708> 
V-AAS-1S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ean
<1437> 
CONJ
parelyh
<3928> 
V-AAS-3S
me
<1473> 
P-AS
oud
<3761> 
CONJ
wv
<3739> 
ADV
egnwn
<1097> 
V-AAI-1S
NET [draft] ITL
If
<02005>
he passes
<05674>
by
<05921>
me, I cannot
<03808>
see
<07200>
him, if he goes by
<02498>
, I cannot
<03808>
perceive
<0995>
him.
HEBREW
wl
<0>
Nyba
<0995>
alw
<03808>
Plxyw
<02498>
hara
<07200>
alw
<03808>
yle
<05921>
rbey
<05674>
Nh (9:11)
<02005>
NETBible

If 1  he passes by me, I cannot see 2  him, 3  if he goes by, I cannot perceive him. 4 

NET Notes

1 tn The NIV has “when” to form a temporal clause here. For the use of “if,” see GKC 497 §159.w.

2 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.

3 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).

4 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.