[Q] Newbie - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My phone just updated this morning, I don't know what version I was on before, but now my root is gone.
I used Odin to put L720VPUAMDC_L720SPTAMDC_L720VPUAMDC_HOME.tar on my phone the last time I rooted.
But now I am worried that something has changed, and if I use that to put it back on my phone, and regain the root; something will go wrong and bam, brick.
Any assistance would be great.
This is the about info
Software Version L720VPUAMDL
Hardware 720.08
Model SPH-L720
Android V 4.2.
Baseban Versiion L720VPUAMDL
Kernal Version
3.4.0-529760
[email protected] #1
Sat Ap 27 18:12:21 KST 2013
Build #: JDQ39.L720VPUAMDL
SELinux status
Permissiove
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