Deuteronomy 19:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“As when a man 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 head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:”
Deuteronomy 19:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 19:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 19:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to chop wood and his hand swings the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and hits his neighbor so that he dies—he shall flee to one of these cities and live.”
Deuteronomy 19:5 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 19:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 19:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
Deuteronomy 19:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 19:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 19:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“As hee that goeth vnto the wood with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand striketh with the axe to cut downe the tree, if the head slip from the helue, and hit his neighbour that he dieth, the same shall flee vnto one of the cities, and liue,”
Deuteronomy 19:5 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 19:5 in Context — Deuteronomy 19
3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.
4 And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
5 As when a man 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 head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
6 Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
7 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
What Does Deuteronomy 19:5 Mean?
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