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 Standard BibleIf 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.
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.
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.
Legacy Standard Bible“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.
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 BibleIf 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 BibleIf 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.
American Standard VersionWhen 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.
Contemporary English VersionIf 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.
English Revised VersionWhen 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.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationWhenever 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.
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.
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 BibleIf 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.
New Heart English BibleWhen 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.
Webster's Bible TranslationWhen 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.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleIf 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.
World English BibleWhen you build a new house, then you shall make a railing around your roof, so that you don’t bring blood on your house if anyone falls from there.
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 TranslationWhen 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 VersionWhen 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.
New American BibleWhen you build a new house, put a parapet around the roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt upon your house if someone falls off.
New Revised Standard VersionWhen you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof; otherwise you might have bloodguilt on your house, if anyone should fall from it.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleWhen 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.
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.
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 TranslationIf 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.
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