Deu 22:8 | NET2full | STEP | If you build a new house , you must construct a guardrail around your roof to avoid being culpable in the event someone should fall from it.

‏ Deuteronomy 22:8

8 If you build a new house, you must construct a guardrail ^{▼▼tn Or “a parapet” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV); KJV “a battlement”; NLT “a barrier.”} around your roof to avoid being culpable ^{▼▼tn Heb “that you not place bloodshed in your house.”} in the event someone should fall from it.