Deuteronomy 22:8
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiifH3588תִבְנֶהtivnehyou will buildH1129בַּיִתbayita houseH1004חָדָשׁchadashnewH2319וְעָשִׂיתָve'asitaand you will makeH6213מַעֲקֶהma'akeha parapetH4624לְגַגֶּךָlegagekhafor roof yourH1406וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808תָשִׂיםtasimyou will putH7760דָּמִיםdamimblood<s>H1818בְּבֵיתֶךָbeveitekhaon house yourH1004כִּי־ki-ifH3588יִפֹּלyipolhe will fallH5307הַנֹּפֵלhanofel<the> [one who] fallsH5307מִמֶּנּוּ׃ סmimenufrom itH4480
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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