Deuteronomy 19:5
Context19:5 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
Deuteronomy 29:11
Context29:11 your infants, your wives, and the 8 foreigners living in your encampment, those who chop wood and those who carry water –
[19:5] 1 tn Heb “his neighbor” (so NAB, NIV); NASB “his friend.”
[19:5] 2 tn Heb “and he raises his hand with the iron.”
[19:5] 3 tn Heb “the iron slips off.”
[19:5] 5 tn Heb “his neighbor.”
[19:5] 6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the person responsible for his friend’s death) has been specified in the translation for clarity.