Verse 5
Deuteronomy 19:5
Bible in Basic English
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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:
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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