Verse 5
Deuteronomy 19:5
Darby Translation
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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;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/אֲשֶׁר֩ יָבֹ֨א אֶת רֵעֵ֥/הוּ בַ/יַּעַר֮ לַ/חְטֹ֣ב עֵצִים֒ וְ/נִדְּחָ֨ה יָד֤/וֹ בַ/גַּרְזֶן֙ לִ/כְרֹ֣ת הָ/עֵ֔ץ וְ/נָשַׁ֤ל הַ/בַּרְזֶל֙ מִן הָ/עֵ֔ץ וּ/מָצָ֥א אֶת רֵעֵ֖/הוּ וָ/מֵ֑ת ה֗וּא יָנ֛וּס אֶל אַחַ֥ת הֶ/עָרִים הָ/אֵ֖לֶּה וָ/חָֽי
English Translation
And if he comes with his friend into the forest to cut wood and his hand brings down the iron to cut the tree, and the iron slips from the tree and finds his friend and he dies, he shall flee to one of these cities and live.
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