Deuteronomy 19:5

King James Version (KJV)

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:

Translations

Deuteronomy 19:5 - Amplified Bible

As when a man goes into the wood with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand strikes with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips off the handle and lights on his neighbor and kills him--he may flee to one of those cities and live;

Deuteronomy 19:5 - American Standard Version

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:

Deuteronomy 19:5 - Bible in Basic English

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:

Deuteronomy 19:5 - Darby Bible

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;

Deuteronomy 19:5 - English Standard Version

as when someone goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down a tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies–he may flee to one of these cities and live,

Deuteronomy 19:5 - King James Version

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:

Deuteronomy 19:5 - La Biblia de las Americas

(como cuando un hombre va al bosque con su amigo para cortar leña, y su mano blande el hacha para cortar el árbol, y el hierro salta del mango y golpea a su amigo, y éste muere), él puede huir a una de estas ciudades y vivir;

Deuteronomy 19:5 - The Message

Deuteronomy 19:5 - New American Standard Bible

as when {a man} goes into the forest with his friend to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron {head} slips off the handle and strikes his friend so that he dies--he may flee to one of these cities and live;

Deuteronomy 19:5 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

(como cuando un hombre va al bosque con su amigo para cortar leña, y su mano blande el hacha para cortar el árbol, y el hierro salta del mango y golpea a su amigo, y éste muere), él puede huir a una de estas ciudades y vivir.

Deuteronomy 19:5 - World English Bible

as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetches a stroke with the ax 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:

Deuteronomy 19:5 - Young's Living Translation

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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