Deuteronomy Chapter 19 verse 5 Holy Bible

ASV Deuteronomy 19:5

as when a man goeth into the forest with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor, so that he dieth; he shall flee unto one of these cities and live:
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BBE Deuteronomy 19:5

For example, if a man goes into the woods with his neighbour for the purpose of cutting down trees, and when he takes his axe to give a blow to the tree, the head of the axe comes off, and falling on to his neighbour gives him a wound causing his death; then the man may go in flight to one of these towns and be safe:
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DARBY Deuteronomy 19:5

as when he goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron slippeth from the handle, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; such an one shall flee unto one of these cities, and live;
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KJV Deuteronomy 19:5

As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
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WBT Deuteronomy 19:5

As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand maketh a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and falleth upon his neighbor, that he dieth: he shall flee to one of these cities, and live:
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WEB Deuteronomy 19:5

as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetches a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle, and lights on his neighbor, so that he dies; he shall flee to one of these cities and live:
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YLT Deuteronomy 19:5

even he who cometh in with his neighbour into a forest to hew wood, and his hand hath driven with an axe to cut the tree, and the iron hath slipped from the wood, and hath met his neighbour, and he hath died -- he doth flee unto one of these cities, and hath lived,
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewIfוַאֲשֶׁר֩ (wa·’ă·šer)Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thathe goesיָבֹ֨א (yā·ḇō)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gointo the forestבַיַּעַר֮ (ḇay·ya·‘ar)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the combwithאֶת־ (’eṯ-)PrepositionStrong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, amonghis neighborרֵעֵ֥הוּ (rê·‘ê·hū)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellowto cutלַחְטֹ֣ב (laḥ·ṭōḇ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 2404: To cut or gather woodtimberעֵצִים֒ (‘ê·ṣîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 6086: Tree, trees, woodand swingsוְנִדְּחָ֨ה (wə·nid·də·ḥāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 5080: To impel, thrust, banishhis axבַגַּרְזֶן֙ (ḇag·gar·zen)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1631: An axeto chop downלִכְרֹ֣ת (liḵ·rōṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenanta tree,הָעֵ֔ץ (hā·‘êṣ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6086: Tree, trees, woodbut the blade flies offוְנָשַׁ֤ל (wə·nā·šal)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5394: To slip or drop off, draw off, clear awaythe handleהָעֵ֔ץ (hā·‘êṣ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6086: Tree, trees, woodand strikesוּמָצָ֥א (ū·mā·ṣā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be presentand killsוָמֵ֑ת (wā·mêṯ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 4191: To die, to killhis neighbor,רֵעֵ֖הוּ (rê·‘ê·hū)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellowheה֗וּא (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, aremay fleeיָנ֛וּס (yā·nūs)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5127: To flit, vanish awaytoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tooneאַחַ֥ת (’a·ḥaṯ)Number - feminine singular constructStrong's 259: United, one, firstof theseהָאֵ֖לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)Article | Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 428: These, thosecitiesהֶעָרִים־ (he·‘ā·rîm-)Article | Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 5892: Excitementto save his life.וָחָֽי׃ (wā·ḥāy)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2425: To live, to reviveJump to PreviousAx Axe Chop Cities Cut Die Dies Dieth Hand Handle Head Hew Lights Maketh Neighbor Slippeth Slips Stroke Tree Wood