Protestantism
English
¶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.
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.
`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.
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.
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.
When thou build a new house, then thou shall make a guard rail for thy roof, that thou not bring blood upon thy house, if any man falls from there.
When you build a new house, then you shall make a battlement for your roof, that you bring not blood on your house, if any man fall from there. ¶
If you are building a house, make a railing for the roof, so that the blood of any man falling from it will not come on your house.
If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.
When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence.
When thou shall build a new house, then thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof that thou not bring blood upon thine house if anyone should fall from there.
¶ 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.
“When you build a new house then1 you shall make a parapet wall2 for your roof, so that you will not bring bloodguilt on your house ⌞if anyone should fall from it⌟.3
- Hebrew “and”
- Or “fence/rail”
- Literally “if should fall the falling from it”
When you build a new house, then you shall make a guard rail for your roof, so that you do not put blood on your house if someone falls from it.
When you build a new house, then you shall make a guard rail for your roof, so that you do not bring blood on your house, if one falls from it.
When you build a new house, then you shall make a battlement for your roof, that you do not bring blood on your house, if any man fall from there.
When you build a new house, then you shall make a battlement for your roof, that you do not bring blood on your house, if any man fall from there.
When you build a new house, then you shall make a battlement for your roof, that you do not bring blood on your house, if any man fall from there.
¶ 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.
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.
When thou buildest a new house, then shalt thou make a parapet to thy roof, so shalt thou not treasure up blood-guiltiness against thy house, for he that is in danger of falling might fall therefrom.
When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a low wall for thy roof, that thou mayest not bring blood upon thy house, if any man shall fall from there.
When you build a new house, then you shall make a battlement for your roof, that you bring not blood upon your house, if any man fall from thence.
Catholicism
English
When 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.
When 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.1
- 22:8Battlement: This precaution was necessary, because all their houses had flat tops, and it was usual to walk and to converse together upon them.(Challoner)