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Job 23:8

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

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הֵ֤ןhenifהֵןparticle, demonstrative — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.קֶ֣דֶםqedembeforeקֶדֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “before”, the ordinary formH6924the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare H6926 (קִדְמָה).אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְehelokhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “walk”, an unfinished actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּveeynenvand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).וְ֝אָח֗וֹרveachorand afterאָחוֹרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and after”, the ordinary formH268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the Westafter(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.וְֽלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אָבִ֥יןavinunderstandבִּיןverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “understand”, an unfinished actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, forward I go — and He is not, And backward — and I perceive him not.

World English Bible

“If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can’t find him.

Darby Translation

Lo, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive him;

Douay-Rheims

But if I go to the east, he appeareth not; if to the west, I shall not understand him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For if I shall go first, and exist no longer, still what do I know concerning the latter end?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ γὰρ πρῶτος πορεύσομαι, καὶ οὐκ ἔτι εἰμὶ, τὰ δὲ ἐπʼ ἐσχάτοις, τί οἶδα;