New International Version
For instance, a man may go into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and as he swings his ax to fell a tree, the head may fly off and hit his neighbor and kill him. That man may flee to one of these cities and save his life.

New Living Translation
For example, suppose someone goes into the forest with a neighbor to cut wood. And suppose one of them swings an ax to chop down a tree, and the ax head flies off the handle, killing the other person. In such cases, the slayer may flee to one of the cities of refuge to live in safety.

English Standard Version
as when someone goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his hand swings the axe to cut down a tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies—he may flee to one of these cities and live,

Berean Study Bible
If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber and swings his axe to chop down a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes and kills his neighbor, he may flee to one of these cities to save his life.

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.

Jubilee Bible 2000
and he who went into the woods with his neighbour to cut firewood and his hand fetched a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree and the head slipped from the handle and lighted upon his neighbour so that he died, he shall flee unto one of those cities and live,

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:

American King James Version
As when a man goes into the wood with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetches a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the helve, and lights on his neighbor, that he die; he shall flee to one of those cities, and live:

American Standard Version
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:

Douay-Rheims Bible
But to have gone with him to the wood to hew wood, and in cutting down the tree the axe slipped out of his hand, and the iron slipping from the handle struck his friend, and killed him: he shall flee to one of the cities aforesaid, and live:

Darby Bible Translation
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;

English Revised Version
as when a man goeth into the forest 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 these cities and live:

Webster's Bible Translation
As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand maketh a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and falleth upon his neighbor, that he dieth: he shall flee to one of these cities, and live:

World English Bible
as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to chop wood, and his hand fetches a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle, and lights on his neighbor, so that he dies; he shall flee to one of these cities and live:

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Deuteronomium 19:5 Afrikaans PWL
soos byvoorbeeld hy wat saam met sy vriend in die bos ingaan om hout te kap en sy hand swaai met die byl om die boom af te kap en die yster glip van die steel af en tref sy naaste sodat hy sterf; hy moet na een van hierdie stede vlug om te bly lewe;

Ligji i Përtërirë 19:5 Albanian
Kështu, kur dikush shkon me shokun e tij në pyll për të prerë dru dhe, ndërsa i bie një druri me sëpatë, sëpata del nga bishti dhe godet shokun që pastaj vdes, ai person do të strehohet në një nga këto qytete dhe do ta shpëtojë jetën;

ﺍﻟﺘﺜﻨﻴﺔ 19:5 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
ومن ذهب مع صاحبه في الوعر ليحتطب حطبا فاندفعت يده بالفاس ليقطع الحطب وافلت الحديد من الخشب واصاب صاحبه فمات فهو يهرب الى احدى تلك المدن فيحيا.

De Ander Ee 19:5 Bavarian
Ain sölcherner Fall wär, däß öbber mit seinn Naachbyrn eyn s Holz danhin zo n Holzmachen gangen ist - er holt mit dyr Hack aus, dös geet von n Stil abher, trifft n voll, und der ist toot. Für Sölcherne ist dös.

Второзаконие 19:5 Bulgarian
както, когато отива някой с другаря си в гората, за да сече дърва, и ръката му, като удари със секирата, за да пресече дървото, желязото изскочи от дръжката и улучи другаря му, та умре,- такъв нека бяга в един от тия градове, и ще остане жив;

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
就如人與鄰舍同入樹林砍伐樹木，手拿斧子一砍，本想砍下樹木，不料，斧頭脫了把，飛落在鄰舍身上，以至於死，這人逃到那些城的一座城，就可以存活。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
就如人与邻舍同入树林砍伐树木，手拿斧子一砍，本想砍下树木，不料，斧头脱了把，飞落在邻舍身上，以至于死，这人逃到那些城的一座城，就可以存活。

申 命 記 19:5 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
就 如 人 與 鄰 舍 同 入 樹 林 砍 伐 樹 木 ， 手 拿 斧 子 一 砍 ， 本 想 砍 下 樹 木 ， 不 料 ， 斧 頭 脫 了 把 ， 飛 落 在 鄰 舍 身 上 ， 以 致 於 死 ， 這 人 逃 到 那 些 城 的 一 座 城 ， 就 可 以 存 活 ，

申 命 記 19:5 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
就 如 人 与 邻 舍 同 入 树 林 砍 伐 树 木 ， 手 拿 斧 子 一 砍 ， 本 想 砍 下 树 木 ， 不 料 ， 斧 头 脱 了 把 ， 飞 落 在 邻 舍 身 上 ， 以 致 於 死 ， 这 人 逃 到 那 些 城 的 一 座 城 ， 就 可 以 存 活 ，

Deuteronomy 19:5 Croatian Bible
primjerice, kad ode sa svojim bližnjim u šumu da siječe drva, zamahne sjekirom u ruci da obori drvo, gvožđe odleti s držalice i pogodi njegova druga te on pogine: takav ubojica neka uteče u jedan od tih gradova i spasit će život.

Deuteronomium 19:5 Czech BKR
Jako vejda někdo s bližním svým do lesa sekati dříví, rozvedl by rukou svou sekeru, aby uťal dřevo, a ona by spadla s topořiště, a trefila by bližního jeho, tak že by umřel, ten uteče do některého z měst těchto, a živ bude.)

5 Mosebog 19:5 Danish
naar saaledes en gaar med sin Næste ud i Skoven for at fælde Træer, og hans Haand svinger Øksen for at fælde et Træ, og Jernet farer ud af Skaftet og rammer hans Næste, saa han dør, da maa han ty til en af disse Byer og redde Livet,

Deuteronomium 19:5 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Als, dewelke met zijn naaste in het bos zal zijn gegaan, om hout te houwen, en zijn hand met de bijl wordt aangedreven, om hout af te houwen, en het ijzer schiet af van den steel, en treft zijn naaste, dat hij sterve; die zal in een dezer steden vluchten en leven;