Deuteronomy 22:8 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence. See the chapterMore versionsAmplified Bible - Classic EditionWhen you build a new house, then you shall put a railing around your [flat] roof, so that no one may fall from there and bring guilt of blood upon your house. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence. See the chapterCommon English BibleWhenever you build a new house, you must build a railing for the roof so that you don’t end up with innocent blood on your hands because someone fell off of it. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionWhen you build a new house, you shall make a wall around the roof. Otherwise, someone may slip and fall down violently, and so blood would be shed at your house, and you would be guilty. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionWhen thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a battlement to the roof round about: lest blood be shed in thy house, and thou be guilty, if any one slip, and fall down headlong. See the chapter |