Job 29:16
American King James Version (AKJV)
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
American Standard Version (ASV)
I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
I was the father of the poor; and if I lacked knowledge about any case, I investigated very diligently.
Darby Bible (DBY)
I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.
English Revised Version (ERV)
I was a father to the needy: and the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
I was like a father to the poor, and I defended the rights of strangers.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
I was a father to the needy; And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
King James Version (KJV)
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I did not know, I searched out.
Webster Bible (Webster)
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
World English Bible (WEB)
I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I didn't know, I searched out.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A father I am to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.