Deuteronomy 22:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“When 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.”
Deuteronomy 22:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 22:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 22:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When you build a new house, then you shall make a railing around your roof, so that you don’t bring blood on your house if anyone falls from there.”
Deuteronomy 22:8 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 22:8 ASV — American 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. ”
Deuteronomy 22:8 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 22:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`When thou buildest a new house, then thou hast made a parapet to thy roof, and thou dost not put blood on thy house when one falleth from it.”
Deuteronomy 22:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 22:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any one should in any wise fall from it. ”
Deuteronomy 22:8 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 22:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When thou buildest a newe house, thou shalt make a battlemet on thy roofe, that thou lay not blood vpon thine house, if any man fal thence.”
Deuteronomy 22:8 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 22:8 in Context — Deuteronomy 22
6 If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
7 But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.
8 When 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.
9 Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.
10 Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.
What Does Deuteronomy 22:8 Mean?
Deuteronomy 22:8 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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