Modern Translations New International VersionWhen you build a new house, make a parapet around your roof so that you may not bring the guilt of bloodshed on your house if someone falls from the roof. New Living Translation “When you build a new house, you must build a railing around the edge of its flat roof. That way you will not be considered guilty of murder if someone falls from the roof. English Standard Version “When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone should fall from it. 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. New American Standard Bible “When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, so that you will not bring guilt for bloodshed on your house if anyone falls from it. NASB 1995 "When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, so that you will not bring bloodguilt on your house if anyone falls from it. NASB 1977 “When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring bloodguilt on your house if anyone falls from it. Amplified Bible “When you build a new house, you shall make a railing (parapet) around your [flat] roof, so that you do not bring the guilt of [innocent] blood on your house if someone falls from it. Christian Standard Bible If you build a new house, make a railing around your roof, so that you don’t bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it. Holman Christian Standard Bible If you build a new house, make a railing around your roof, so that you don't bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it. Contemporary English Version If you build a house, make sure to put a low wall around the edge of the flat roof. Then if someone falls off the roof and is killed, it won't be your fault. Good News Translation "When you build a new house, be sure to put a railing around the edge of the roof. Then you will not be responsible if someone falls off and is killed. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whenever you build a new house, put a railing around the edge of the roof. Then you won't be responsible for a death at your home if someone falls off the roof. International Standard Version "When you build a new house, install a parapet along your roof so that if someone falls from the roof, you won't bring guilt of bloodshed on your house." NET Bible If you build a new house, you must construct a guard rail around your roof to avoid being culpable in the event someone should fall from it. Classic Translations King James BibleWhen 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. New King James Version “When you build a new house, then you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring guilt of bloodshed on your household if anyone falls from it. King James 2000 Bible When you build a new house, then you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you bring not the guilt of blood upon your house, if any man fall from there. New Heart English Bible When you build a new house, then you shall make a battlement for your roof, that you do not bring blood on your house, if any man fall from there. World English Bible 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. American King James Version When you build a new house, then you shall make a battlement for your roof, that you bring not blood on your house, if any man fall from there. American Standard Version When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence. A Faithful Version When you build a new house, then you shall make a guard rail for your roof, so that you do not bring blood on your house if one falls from it. Darby Bible Translation When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any one should in any wise fall from it. English Revised Version 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. Webster's Bible Translation When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou mayest not bring blood upon thy house, if any man shall fall from thence. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587When thou buildest a newe house, thou shalt make a battlemet on thy roofe, that thou lay not blood vpo thine house, if any man fal thence. Bishops' Bible of 1568 When thou buyldest a newe house, thou shalt make a battlement on the roofe, that thou lade not blood vpon thyne house if any man fal from thence. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Whan thou buyldest a new house, make a battelment aboute thy rofe, that thou lade not bloude vpon thine house, yf eny man fall therof. Tyndale Bible of 1526 When thou byldest a new housse, thou shalt make a batelmet vnto the roffe, that thou lade not bloude vppon thine housse, yf any ma fall there of. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhen you build a new house, then you have made a parapet for your roof, and you do not put blood on your house when one 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. Smith's Literal Translation When thou shalt build a new house thou shalt make a ledge to thy roof, and thou shalt not put bloods upon thy house, if he shall fall from it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhen thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a battlement to the roof round about: lest blood be shed in thy house, and thou be guilty, if any one slip, and fall down headlong. Catholic Public Domain Version When you build a new house, you shall make a wall around the roof. Otherwise, someone may slip and fall down violently, and so blood would be shed at your house, and you would be guilty. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd whenever you build a new house, make a railing for your roof that a man will not fall from it and blood would be in your household. Lamsa Bible When you build a new house, you must make a parapet for your roof, that no man may fall from it, and bring blood upon your house. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence. Brenton Septuagint Translation If thou shouldest build a new house, then shalt thou make a parapet to thy house; so thou shalt not bring blood-guiltiness upon thy house, if one should in any wise fall from it.     |