Deuteronomy 22:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
‘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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
If
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you build
תִבְנֶה֙ (ṯiḇ·neh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

a new
חָדָ֔שׁ (ḥā·ḏāš)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2319: New

house,
בַּ֣יִת (ba·yiṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

you are to construct
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ (wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

a railing
מַעֲקֶ֖ה (ma·‘ă·qeh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4624: A parapet

around your roof,
לְגַגֶּ֑ךָ (lə·ḡag·ge·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1406: A roof, the top of an altar

so that you do not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

bring
תָשִׂ֤ים (ṯā·śîm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

bloodguilt
דָּמִים֙ (dā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

on your house
בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ (bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

if
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

someone
יִפֹּ֥ל (yip·pōl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

falls
הַנֹּפֵ֖ל (han·nō·p̄êl)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

from it.
מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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