Deuteronomy 22:8
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
דָּם
Blood. Dam. The life of a creature is in its blood. The blood of Jesus speaks mercy. It purchased our forgiveness and sealed the new covenant.
שׂוּם
you will put
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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בָּנָה
you will build
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בָּנָה
To build, to construct. Banah. God is building His church. He is building your life. Every trial is part of the construction process.
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כִּי
if
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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בַּיִת
a house
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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נָפַל
he will fall
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נָפַל
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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מִן
from/ it
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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מַעֲקֶה
a parapet
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מַעֲקֶה
a parapet
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