Deuteronomy 22:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 22:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
תִבְנֶה֙
bânâh
H1129
to build
בַּ֣יִת
bayith
H1004
house
חָדָ֔שׁ
châdâsh
H2319
new
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
מַעֲקֶ֖ה
maʻăqeh
H4624
parapet
לְגַגֶּ֑ךָ
gâg
H1406
roof
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָשִׂ֤ים
sûwm
H7760
to put
דָּמִים֙
dâm
H1818
blood
בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ
bayith
H1004
house
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יִפֹּ֥ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
הַנֹּפֵ֖ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
מִמֶּֽנּוּ
min
H4480
from
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World English Bible Public Domain
When you build a new house, then you shall make a battlement for your roof, that you don't bring blood on your house, if any man fall from there.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When you build a new house, then you shall make a railing for your roof, and you will not bring blood on your house if one who falls should fall from it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).