Deuteronomy 19:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
as whenוַאֲשֶׁר֩
(va·'a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
[a man] goesיָבֹ֨א
(ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
into the forestבַיַּעַר֮
(vai·ya·'ar)
3293a: wood, forest, thicketfrom an unused word
with his friendרֵעֵ֥הוּ
(re·'e·hu)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah
to cutלַחְטֹ֣ב
(lach·tov)
2404: to cut or gather wooda prim. root
wood,עֵצִים֒
(e·tzim)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
and his handיָדֹ֤ו
(ya·dov)
3027: handa prim. root
swingsוְנִדְּחָ֨ה
(ve·nid·de·chah)
5080: to impel, thrust, banisha prim. root
the axeבַגַּרְזֶן֙
(vag·gar·zen)
1631: an axefrom garaz
to cut downלִכְרֹ֣ת
(lich·rot)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root
the tree,הָעֵ֔ץ
(ha·'etz,)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
and the ironהַבַּרְזֶל֙
(hab·bar·zel)
1270: ironfrom the same as Birzoth
[head] slips offוְנָשַׁ֤ל
(ve·na·shal)
5394: to slip or drop off, draw off, clear awaya prim. root
the handleהָעֵ֔ץ
(ha·'etz,)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
and strikesוּמָצָ֥א
(u·ma·tza)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
his friendרֵעֵ֖הוּ
(re·'e·hu)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah
so that he dies--וָמֵ֑ת
(va·met;)
4191: to diea prim. root
he may fleeיָנ֛וּס
(ya·nus)
5127: to flee, escapea prim. root
to oneאַחַ֥ת
(a·chat)
259: onea prim. card. number
of theseהָאֵ֖לֶּה
(ha·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
citiesהֶעָרִים־
(he·'a·rim-)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
and live; 
 
2421a: to livea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
As when a man goeth
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into the wood
ya`ar  (yah'-ar)
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) -- (honey-)comb, forest, wood.
with his neighbour
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
to hew
chatab  (khaw-tab')
to chop or carve wood -- cut down, hew(-er), polish.
wood
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
and his hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
fetcheth a stroke
nadach  (naw-dakh')
to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
with the axe
garzen  (gar-zen')
an axe -- ax.
to cut down
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
the tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
and the head
barzel  (bar-zel')
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron.
slippeth
nashal  (naw-shal')
to pluck off, i.e. divest, eject or drop -- cast (out), drive, loose, put off (out), slip.
from the helve
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
and lighteth
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
upon his neighbour
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
that he die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
he shall flee
nuwc  (noos)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
unto one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
of those cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and live
chayay  (khaw-yah'-ee)
to live; causatively to revive -- live, save life.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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;

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber, and his hand swings the ax to chop down a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies, that person may flee to one of these cities and live.

International Standard Version
For instance, he may have accompanied his friend to go to a forest to cut trees. Then he swung his axe to cut some wood, but the ax head flew off the handle and hit his friend, so that he died. The killer may flee to one of these cities to live.

NET Bible
Suppose he goes with someone else to the forest to cut wood and when he raises the ax to cut the tree, the ax head flies loose from the handle and strikes his fellow worker so hard that he dies. The person responsible may then flee to one of these cities to save himself.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Suppose two people go into the woods to cut wood. As one of them swings the ax to cut down a tree, the head flies off the handle, hits, and kills the other person. The one who accidentally killed the other person may run to one of these cities and save his life.

King James 2000 Bible
As when a man goes into the wood with his neighbor to hew wood, 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, that he dies; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
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