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Deuteronomy 22:8

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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. Exodus 21:28-36, Exodus 22:6; Romans 14:13; 1 Corinthians 10:32; Philippians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:22

thy roof: 2 Samuel 11:2; Isaiah 22:1; Jeremiah 19:13; Matthew 10:27; Mark 2:4; Acts 10:9

thou bring: Ezekiel 3:18, Ezekiel 3:20, Ezekiel 32:2-9; Matthew 18:6-7; Acts 20:26-27

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