Job 29:16
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out rthe cause of him whom I did not know.
Job 29:16 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 I was a father to the needy;
I took up the case of the stranger.
Job 29:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 I was a father to the poor:
And the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Job 29:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 I was a father to the poor
and assisted strangers who needed help.
Job 29:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 I was a father to the poor,
And I searched out the case that I did not know.
Job 29:16 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 I was like a father to needy people,
and I took the side of strangers who were in trouble.
Job 29:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 I was a father to the needy:
And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
Job 29:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;
Job 29:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 I was father to the needy.
I carefully investigated cases brought by strangers.
Job 29:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I examined the case of the stranger.
Job 29:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I championed the cause of the stranger.
Job 29:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 I was a father to the poor,
and I investigated the stranger’s legal dispute.
Job 29:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 I was like a father to needy people.
I stood up for strangers in court.
Job 29:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 “I was a father to the needy,
And I investigated the case which I did not know.