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Deuteronomy 22:8
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 22:8
New English Translation
8 If you build a new house, you must construct a guardrail[a] around your roof to avoid being culpable[b] in the event someone should fall from it.
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- Deuteronomy 22:8 tn Or “a parapet” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV); KJV “a battlement”; NLT “a barrier.”
- Deuteronomy 22:8 tn Heb “that you not place bloodshed in your house.”
Deuteronomy 22:8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Deuteronomy 22:8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 “When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof; otherwise you might have bloodguilt on your house, if anyone should fall from it.
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