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When he moves by, I do not see him go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lo, he goeth by me, and I see <i>him</i> not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If He goes by me, I do not see <i>Him;</i> If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If He were to pass by me, I would not see <i>Him;</i> Were He to move past <i>me,</i> I would not perceive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past <i>me,</i> I would not perceive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Were He to sweep by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past <i>me</i>, I would not perceive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him; He moves past me, but I do not perceive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If he passed by me, I wouldn’t see him; if he went by, I wouldn’t recognize him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If He passes by me, I wouldn&#8217t see Him; if He goes right by, I wouldn&#8217t recognize Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God walks right past me, without making a sound. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He passes alongside of me, and I don't even see him. He goes past me, and I don't even notice him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God passes by, but I cannot see him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If he were to pass near me, I wouldn't notice; if he moves by, I wouldn't perceive him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If he passes by me, I cannot see him, if he goes by, I cannot perceive him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, he goes by me, and I do not see him. He passes on also, but I do not perceive him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, he goes by me, and I don’t see him. He passes on also, but I don’t perceive him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, He goes over by me, and I do not see, "" And He passes on, and I do not attend to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, he will pass by me, and I shall not see: and he will glide on and I shall not understand for him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If he come to me, I shall not see him: if he depart I shall not understand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If he approaches me, I will not see him; if he departs, I will not understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Should he come near me, I do not see him; should he pass by, I am not aware of him; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Look, he passes by me, and I do not see him; he moves on, but I do not perceive him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Lo, if he will pass by me, I will see him not; and if he will circle around me, I will not perceive him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, if He passes by me, I do not see him, and if he surrounds me, I do not discern him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Lo, He goeth by me, and I see Him not. He passeth on also, but I perceive Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If ever he should go beyond me, I shall not see him: if he should pass by me, neither thus have I known <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/9-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1340" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/9.htm">Job: How Can I Argue with God?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hên (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">Were He</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ya·‘ă·ḇōr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">to pass</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ’er·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see Him;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2498.htm" title="2498: wə·ya·ḥă·lōp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To pass on or away, pass through. A primitive root; properly, to slide by, i.e. to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change.">were He to move,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: ’ā·ḇîn (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">recognize</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">Him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-15.htm">Isaiah 45:15</a></span><br />Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-10.htm">John 1:10</a></span><br />He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-59.htm">John 8:59</a></span><br />At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-31.htm">Luke 24:31</a></span><br />Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-14.htm">John 20:14</a></span><br />When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/21-4.htm">John 21:4</a></span><br />Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-26.htm">Matthew 14:26</a></span><br />When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-48.htm">Mark 6:48-49</a></span><br />He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them, / but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-16.htm">Luke 24:16</a></span><br />But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-34.htm">John 7:34</a></span><br />You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21</a></span><br />Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-19.htm">John 14:19</a></span><br />In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-41.htm">Acts 13:41</a></span><br />‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19</a></span><br />Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a></span><br />Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? / If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. / If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">See, he goes by me, and I see him not: he passes on also, but I perceive him not.</p><p class="hdg">he goeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-8.htm">Job 23:8,9</a></b></br> Behold, I go forward, but he <i>is</i> not <i>there</i>; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/35-14.htm">Job 35:14</a></b></br> Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, <i>yet</i> judgment <i>is</i> before him; therefore trust thou in him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19</a></b></br> Thy way <i>is</i> in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/8-8.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/job/7-9.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/job/9-6.htm">Move</a> <a href="/job/9-5.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/esther/4-17.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/job/9-10.htm">Past</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-9.htm">Perceive</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/13-6.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Move</a> <a href="/job/14-18.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/job/14-5.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/job/9-26.htm">Past</a> <a href="/job/14-21.htm">Perceive</a><div class="vheading2">Job 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/9-1.htm">Job acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/9-22.htm">Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Were He to pass by me,</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's understanding of God's transcendence and invisibility. In the context of Job's suffering, it highlights the idea that God's actions and presence are often beyond human perception. This echoes the biblical theme of God's mysterious ways, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, where God's thoughts and ways are higher than human understanding. The notion of God "passing by" can also be connected to <a href="/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22</a>, where God passes by Moses, revealing His glory but not His face, emphasizing the divine nature that is beyond full human comprehension.<p><b>I would not see Him;</b><br>Job acknowledges the limitations of human senses in perceiving God. This aligns with the biblical teaching that God is spirit (<a href="/john/4-24.htm">John 4:24</a>) and cannot be seen with physical eyes. The inability to see God is a recurring theme in Scripture, as seen in <a href="/1_timothy/6-16.htm">1 Timothy 6:16</a>, which states that God dwells in unapproachable light. This phrase underscores the idea that God's presence is real and active, even when it is not visible to human eyes, a concept that is central to faith (<a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>).<p><b>were He to move,</b><br>The movement of God signifies His active involvement in the world. In the historical context of Job, this could refer to God's sovereign control over creation and history. The idea of God moving is also seen in the Psalms, where God's actions are described as powerful and purposeful (<a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7-8</a>). This movement is not random but part of God's divine plan, which may not always be apparent to humans.<p><b>I would not recognize Him.</b><br>This phrase highlights the challenge of discerning God's work and presence in the midst of suffering and confusion. It reflects the broader biblical theme of God's ways being hidden or misunderstood by humans, as seen in the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus (<a href="/luke/24-13.htm">Luke 24:13-32</a>), where they did not recognize Jesus until He revealed Himself. This inability to recognize God can also be seen as a call to deeper spiritual insight and reliance on faith rather than sight, as encouraged in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-7.htm">2 Corinthians 5:7</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and his quest to understand the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The omnipotent, omniscient Creator who is sovereign over all creation. In the context of Job, God is the one whose actions and presence are often beyond human understanding.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia. It is a place of both prosperity and suffering for Job.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who come to comfort Job but end up engaging in debates about the nature of suffering and divine justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_court.htm">The Heavenly Court</a></b><br>An event at the beginning of the Book of Job where Satan challenges Job's righteousness, leading to Job's trials.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_incomprehensibility.htm">God's Incomprehensibility</a></b><br>God's ways and presence are often beyond human understanding. We must trust in His sovereignty even when we cannot perceive His actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_unseen.htm">Faith in the Unseen</a></b><br>Like Job, we may not always see or recognize God's work in our lives, but faith calls us to trust in His presence and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_suffering.htm">The Mystery of Suffering</a></b><br>Job's experience teaches us that suffering is not always a result of personal sin. It can be a part of God's mysterious plan that we may not understand.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god_in_silence.htm">Seeking God in Silence</a></b><br>In times when God seems absent, we are encouraged to seek Him through prayer, scripture, and community, trusting that He is near even when silent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_presence.htm">Recognizing God's Presence</a></b><br>We should cultivate spiritual sensitivity to recognize God's presence and work in our lives, even in subtle or unexpected ways.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/use_transgender_pronouns_as_christians.htm">How do natural and moral evils differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_link_visions_to_sleep_paralysis.htm">Why do religious visions correlate with sleep paralysis and neurological disorders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_in_job_24_12.htm">In Job 24:12, why does it seem like God remains silent in the face of rampant oppression, clashing with other biblical passages where God intervenes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_trials.htm">What does the Bible say about trials and tribulations?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">He passeth on also.</span>--This, again, is an expression Eliphaz had used in <a href="/job/4-15.htm" title="Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:">Job 4:15</a>. Here in words of great sublimity Job depicts the unapproachable majesty of God omnipotent, but invisible, and shows the utter hopelessness of entering into judgment with Him. Unfortunately, though this is a proposition to which all must assent, yet none is virtually so much repudiated or practically so often contravened. Men still cast about to justify themselves before God, and will do so till the end of time; but it is in teaching such as this that the Book of Job has laid the foundation of the Gospel by preparing for its acceptance by overthrowing man's natural and habitual standing-ground in himself.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not</span>. Near as God is to us, close as he comes to us, we cannot directly see him, or feel him, or perceive his presence. We know it by faith, we may feel it in our inmost spirits; but there is no manifestation of it to our senses. A sharp line divides the visible and invisible worlds; and this line, if it is ever crossed, is very rarely crossed. Job possibly reflects upon the pretension of Eliphaz to have had a physical consciousness of the visitation of a spirit (<a href="/job/4-15.htm">Job 4:15, 16</a>), and asserts, with a tinge of sarcasm, that it is otherwise with him - the spirit-worm passes him by, and he receives no light, no illumination, no miraculous direction from it. <span class="cmt_word">He passeth on also</span>. The same verb is used by Eliphaz (<a href="/job/4-15.htm">Job 4:15</a>) in speaking of his spiritual visitation. <span class="cmt_word">But I perceive him not</span>. Eliphaz perceived the presence of the spirit (<a href="/job/4-15.htm">Job 4:15, 16</a>) and heard its voice (<a href="/job/4-16.htm">Job 4:16-21</a>). Job seems to mean that he is not so favoured. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/9-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Were He</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to pass</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲבֹ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·ḇōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by me,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֭לַי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I would not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see Him;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶרְאֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(’er·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were He to move,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·ḥă·lōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2498.htm">Strong's 2498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I would not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">recognize Him.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/9-11.htm">Job 9:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/9-11.htm">OT Poetry: Job 9:11 Behold he goes by me and (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/9-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 9:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 9:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/9-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 9:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 9:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>