Cross Reference DEUTERONOMY 22:8 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

{Deuteronomy 22:8} When x3588 thou buildest 1129 z8799 a new 2319 house, 1004 then thou shalt make 6213 z8804 a battlement 4624 for thy roof, 1406 that thou bring 7760 z8799 not x3808 blood 1818 upon thine house, 1004 if x3588 any man 5307 z8802 fall 5307 z8799 from x4480 thence.

then thou shalt:
The eastern houses being built with flat roofs, which were used for various purposed, as walking, sleeping, etc., it was therefore necessary to have a sort of battlement, or balustrade, to prevent accidents, by people falling off. "If¹ an oxª goreª °¹ a manª or¹ ¹ a woman,ª that they die:ª ° then the oxª shall be surely² ° stoned,ª ° and¹ his fleshª shall not¹ be eaten;ª ° but the ownerª of the oxª [shall be] quit.ª ... Or¹ if it be knownª ° that¹ the oxª hath used to pushª in time past,ª ª ¹ and his ownerª hath not¹ kept² ° him in;¹ he shall surely² ° payª ° oxª for¹ ox;ª and the deadª ° shall be¹ his own." {Exd 21:28-36} + "If¹ fireª break out,ª ° and catchª ° in thorns,ª so that the stacks of corn,ª or¹ the standing corn,ª or¹ the field,ª be consumedª ° [therewith]; he that kindledª °¹ the fireª shall surely² ° make restitution.ª °" {Exd 22:6} + "Let us² ° not therefore² judgeª °¹ one anotherª any more:ª butª judgeª ° thisª rather,ª that no manª putª ° a stumblingblockª orª an occasion to fallª in [his] brother's¹ way.²" {Rom 14:13} + "Give² ° none offence,ª ¹ neitherª to the Jews,ª norª to the Gentiles,ª norª to the¹ churchª of God:ª" {1Co 10:32} + "That² yeª may approveª ° things that are excellent;ª ° thatª ye may beª ° sincereª andª without offenceª tillª the dayª of Christ;ª" {Php 1:10} + "Abstainª ° fromª allª appearanceª of evil.ª" {1Th 5:22}

thy roof:
"And it came to pass¹ in an eveningtide,ª ª that Davidª aroseª ° from off¹ ¹ his bed,ª and walkedª ° upon¹ the roofª of the king'sª house:ª and from¹ ¹ the roofª he sawª ° a womanª washingª ° herself; and the womanª [was] veryª beautifulª to look¹ upon.²" {2Sm 11:2} + "The burdenª of the valleyª of vision.ª What¹ aileth thee now,ª that¹ thou art wholly¹ gone upª ° to the housetops?ª" {Isa 22:1} + "And the housesª of Jerusalem,ª and the housesª of the kingsª of Judah,ª shall be¹ defiledª as the placeª of Tophet,ª because of all¹ the housesª upon¹ whose¹ roofsª they have burned incenseª ° unto all¹ the hostª of heaven,ª and have poured outª ° drink offeringsª unto otherª gods.ª" {Jer 19:13} + "Whatª I tellª ° youª inª darkness,ª [that] speak¹ ye² ° inª light:ª andª whatª ye hearª ° inª the¹ ear,ª [that] preach¹ ye² ° uponª the¹ housetops.ª" {Mtt 10:27} + "Andª when they couldª ° notª come nighª ° unto himª forª the¹ press,ª they uncoveredª ° the¹ roofª whereª he was:ª ° andª when they had broken [it] up,ª ° they let downª ° the¹ bedª whereinª ª the¹ sick of the palsyª lay.ª °" {Mrk 2:4} + "² On¹ the¹ morrow,ª as theyª went on their journey,ª ° andª drew nighª ° unto the¹ city,ª Peterª went upª ° uponª the¹ housetopª to prayª ° aboutª the sixthª hour:ª" {Act 10:9}

thou bring:
"When I sayª ° unto the wicked,ª Thou shalt surely² ° die;ª ° and thou givest him not warning,ª °¹ nor¹ speakestª ° to warnª ° the wickedª from his wickedª way,ª ¹ to save his life;ª ° the same¹ wickedª [man] shall dieª ° in his iniquity;ª but his bloodª will I requireª ° at thine hand.ª ¹" {Ezk 3:18} + "Again,² ° When a righteousª [man] doth turnª ° from his righteousness,ª ¹ and commitª ° iniquity,ª and I layª ° a stumblingblockª beforeª him, he¹ shall die:ª ° because¹ thou hast not¹ given him warning,ª ° he shall dieª ° in his sin,ª and his righteousnessª which¹ he hath doneª ° shall not¹ be remembered;ª ° but his bloodª will I requireª ° at thine hand.ª ¹" {Ezk 3:20} + "Sonª of man,ª take upª ° a lamentationª for¹ Pharaohª kingª of Egypt,ª and sayª ° unto¹ him, Thou art likeª ° a young lionª of the nations,ª and thou¹ [art] as a whaleª °² in the seas:ª and thou camest forthª ° with thy rivers,ª and troubledstª ° the watersª with thy feet,ª and fouledst² °¹ their rivers.ª ... I will also vexª ° the heartsª of manyª people,ª when I shall bringª ° thy destructionª among the nations,ª into¹ the countriesª which¹ thou hast not¹ known.ª °" {Ezk 32:2-9} + "Butª whosoª ª shall offendª ° oneª of theseª little onesª which² believeª ° inª me,ª it were betterª ° for himª thatª a millstoneª ª were hangedª ° aboutª hisª neck,ª andª [that] he were drownedª ° inª the¹ depthª of the¹ sea.ª ... Woeª unto the¹ worldª because of² offences!ª forª it must needs² beª °¹ that offencesª come;ª ° butª woeª to that¹ manª by² ¹ whomª ² the¹ offenceª cometh!ª °" {Mtt 18:6-7} + "Whereforeª I take² ° you² to recordª °¹ thisª ² day,ª thatª Iª [am] pureª fromª the¹ bloodª of allª [men]. ... Forª I have² ° notª ² shunnedª ° to¹ declareª ° unto youª allª the¹ counselª of God.ª" {Act 20:26-27}

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