Job 29:16 in Load

Job 29:16 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)
I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.

Darby English Bible (DBY)
I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;

Webster's Bible (WBT)
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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A father I `am' to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.