| NETBible | Suppose he goes with someone else 1 to the forest to cut wood and when he raises the ax 2 to cut the tree, the ax head flies loose 3 from the handle and strikes 4 his fellow worker 5 so hard that he dies. The person responsible 6 may then flee to one of these cities to save himself. 7 |
| NIV © |
For instance, a man may go into the forest with his neighbour to cut wood, and as he swings his axe to fell a tree, the head may fly off and hit his neighbour and kill him. That man may flee to one of these cities and save his life. |
| NASB © |
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; |
| NLT © |
For example, suppose someone goes into the forest with a neighbor to cut wood. And suppose one of them swings an ax and the ax head flies off the handle, killing the other person. In such cases, the slayer could flee to one of the cities of refuge and be safe. |
| MSG © |
For instance, a man goes with his neighbor into the woods to cut a tree; he swings the ax, the head slips off the handle and hits his neighbor, killing him. He may then flee to one of these cities and save his life. |
| BBE © |
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: |
| NRSV © |
Suppose someone goes into the forest with another to cut wood, and when one of them swings the ax to cut down a tree, the head slips from the handle and strikes the other person who then dies; the killer may flee to one of these cities and live. |
| NKJV © |
"as when a man goes to the woods with his neighbor to cut timber, and his hand swings a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies––he shall flee to one of these cities and live; |
| KJV | As when a man goeth <0935> (8799) into the wood <03293> with his neighbour <07453> to hew <02404> (8800) wood <06086>_, and his hand <03027> fetcheth a stroke <05080> (8738) with the axe <01631> to cut down <03772> (8800) the tree <06086>_, and the head <01270> slippeth <05394> (8804) from the helve <06086>_, and lighteth <04672> (8804) upon his neighbour <07453>_, that he die <04191> (8804)_; he shall flee <05127> (8799) unto one <0259> of those cities <05892>_, and live <02425> (8804)_: {head: Heb. iron} {helve: Heb. wood} {lighteth...: Heb. findeth} |
| NASB © |
as when <834> a man goes <935> into the forest <3293> with his friend <7453> to cut <2404> wood <6086> , and his hand <3027> swings <5080> the axe <1631> to cut <3772> down <3772> the tree <6086> , and the iron <1270> head slips <5394> off <5394> the handle <6086> and strikes <4672> his friend <7453> so that he dies <4191> --he may flee <5127> to one <259> of these <428> cities <5892> and live ;<2421> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ ov <3739> R-NSM an <302> PRT eiselyh <1525> V-AAS-3S meta <3326> PREP tou <3588> T-GSM plhsion <4139> ADV eiv <1519> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM drumon {N-ASM} sunagagein <4863> V-AAN xula <3586> N-APN kai <2532> CONJ ekkrousyh {V-APS-3S} h <3588> T-NSF ceir <5495> N-NSF autou <846> D-GSM th <3588> T-DSF axinh <513> N-ASF koptontov <2875> V-PAPGS to <3588> T-ASN xulon <3586> N-ASN kai <2532> CONJ ekpeson <1601> V-FAPAS to <3588> T-ASN sidhrion {N-ASN} apo <575> PREP tou <3588> T-GSN xulou <3586> N-GSN tuch {N-DSF} tou <3588> T-GSM plhsion <4139> ADV kai <2532> CONJ apoyanh <599> V-AAS-3S outov <3778> D-NSM katafeuxetai <2703> V-FMI-3S eiv <1519> PREP mian <1519> A-ASF twn <3588> T-GPF polewn <4172> N-GPF toutwn <3778> D-GPF kai <2532> CONJ zhsetai <2198> V-FMI-3S |
| NET [draft] ITL | Suppose <0834> he goes <0935> with <0854> someone else <07453> to the forest <03293> to cut <02404> wood <06086> and when he raises <05080> the ax <01631> to cut <03772> the tree <06086> , the ax head <01270> flies loose <05394> from <04480> the handle <06086> and strikes <04672> his fellow worker <07453> so hard that <01931> he dies <04191> . The person responsible may then flee <05127> to <0413> one <0259> of these <0428> cities <05892> to save himself .<02425> |
| HEBREW | yxw <02425> hlah <0428> Myreh <05892> txa <0259> la <0413> owny <05127> awh <01931> tmw <04191> wher <07453> ta <0853> aumw <04672> Ueh <06086> Nm <04480> lzrbh <01270> lsnw <05394> Ueh <06086> trkl <03772> Nzrgb <01631> wdy <03027> hxdnw <05080> Myue <06086> bjxl <02404> reyb <03293> wher <07453> ta <0854> aby <0935> rsaw (19:5) <0834> |
| NETBible | Suppose he goes with someone else 1 to the forest to cut wood and when he raises the ax 2 to cut the tree, the ax head flies loose 3 from the handle and strikes 4 his fellow worker 5 so hard that he dies. The person responsible 6 may then flee to one of these cities to save himself. 7 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “his neighbor” (so NAB, NIV); NASB “his friend.” 2 tn Heb “and he raises his hand with the iron.” 3 tn Heb “the iron slips off.” 4 tn Heb “finds.” 5 tn Heb “his neighbor.” 6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the person responsible for his friend’s death) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 7 tn Heb “and live.” |