Deuteronomy 22:8 meaning and explanation
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.
Deuteronomy 22:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is speaking to Israel as they prepare to settle in the promised land, applying the covenant law to ordinary life. Roofs in that culture were flat and used as living space, so a railing, a low protective wall, was a practical safeguard.
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