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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. Exo 21:28-36, Exo 22:6; Rom 14:13; Co1 10:32; Phi 1:10; Th1 5:22 thy roof: Sa2 11:2; Isa 22:1; Jer 19:13; Mat 10:27; Mar 2:4; Act 10:9 thou bring: Eze 3:18, Eze 3:20, Eze 32:2-9; Mat 18:6, Mat 18:7; Act 20:26, Act 20:27 Deuteronomy 22:9
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