Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger. Young's Literal Translation A father I [am] to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out. King James Bible I [was] a father to the poor: and the cause [which] I knew not I searched out. Hebrew Iאָ֭נֹכִֽי (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I was a father אָ֣ב (’āḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1: Father to the needy, לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים (lā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 34: In want, needy, poor and I took up אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃ (’eḥ·qə·rê·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 2713: To penetrate, to examine intimately the case וְרִ֖ב (wə·riḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute of the stranger. לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no |