New International VersionI was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger.
New Living TranslationI was a father to the poor and assisted strangers who needed help.
English Standard VersionI was a father to the needy, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.
Berean Standard BibleI was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
King James BibleI
was a father to the poor: and the cause
which I knew not I searched out.
New King James VersionI
was a father to the poor, And I searched out the case
that I did not know.
New American Standard Bible“I was a father to the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
NASB 1995“I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
NASB 1977“I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
Legacy Standard BibleI was a father to the needy, And I searched out the case which I did not know.
Amplified Bible“I was a father to the needy; I investigated the case I did not know [and assured justice].
Christian Standard BibleI was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.
Holman Christian Standard BibleI was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.
American Standard VersionI was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
Contemporary English VersionI was a father to the needy, and I defended them in court, even if they were strangers.
English Revised VersionI was a father to the needy: and the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationI was father to the needy. I carefully investigated cases brought by strangers.
Good News TranslationI was like a father to the poor and took the side of strangers in trouble.
International Standard VersionI was a father to the needy; I diligently inquired into the case of those I didn't know.
NET BibleI was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;
New Heart English BibleI was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I did not know, I searched out.
Webster's Bible TranslationI was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleI was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
World English BibleI was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard VersionI [am] a father to the needy, "" And the cause I have not known I search out.
Young's Literal Translation A father I am to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.
Smith's Literal TranslationI was a father to the needy, and the contention I knew not I shall search it out.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims BibleI was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.
Catholic Public Domain VersionI was the father of the poor; and if I lacked knowledge about any case, I investigated very diligently.
New American BibleI was a father to the poor; the complaint of the stranger I pursued,
New Revised Standard VersionI was a father to the needy, and I championed the cause of the stranger.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleI was a father to the poor; and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedI was a father to the afflicted, and judgment that I had not known I searched out
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917I was a father to the needy; And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
Brenton Septuagint TranslationI was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.
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