Deuteronomy 22:8 (KJV)

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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

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then thou shalt.The eastern houses being built with flat roofs, which were used for various purposed, as walking, sleeping, etc., it was therefore necessary to have a sort of battlement, or balustrade, to prevent accidents, by people falling off. Ex 21:28-36 Ex 22:6 Ro 14:13 1Co 10:32 Php 1:10 1Th 5:22

thy roof. 2Sa 11:2 Isa 22:1 Jer 19:13 Mt 10:27 Mr 2:4 Ac 10:9

thou bring. Eze 3:18 Eze 3:20 Eze 32:2-9 Mt 18:6 Mt 18:7 Ac 20:26 Ac 20:27

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