NET

5 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.

Darby

5 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;

KJV

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^K835slippeth from the helve^K836, and lighteth^K837upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:

KJV Bible Notes

head: Heb. iron. helve: Heb. wood. lighteth: Heb. findeth.

Strong's

5 As when a man goeth^H935 into the wood^H3293 with his neighbour^H7453 to hew^H2404 wood^H6086, and his hand^H3027 fetcheth a stroke^H5080 with the axe^H1631 to cut down^H3772 the tree^H6086, and the head^H1270 slippeth^H5394 from the helve^H6086, and lighteth^H4672 upon his neighbour^H7453, that he die^H4191; he shall flee^H5127 unto one^H259 of those cities^H5892, and live^H2425: