Deuteronomy 19:5 BSB

Deuteronomy 19:5

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.

BSB

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ASV

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:

KJV

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:

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Against the Pelagians 1.33 (420)

The very words of Scripture indicate that even ignorance is a sin. This is why Job offers holocausts for his sons, lest perchance they may have sinned unwittingly in thought. And if a man is killed by the iron of an axe that flies off the handle when a man is hewing wood, the wood hewer is ordered to flee to a city of refuge and remain in that place until the death of the high priest.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַאֲשֶׁר֩	va.'a.Sher	and who	H834 →
יָבֹ֨א	ya.Vo'	he will go	H935 →
אֶת־	'et-	with	H854 →
רֵעֵ֥הוּ	re.'E.hu	companion his	H7453 →
בַיַּעַר֮	vai.ya.'Ar	in the forest	H3293 →
לַחְטֹ֣ב	lach.To	to cut	H2404 →
עֵצִים֒	'e.Tzim	wood<s>	H6086 →
וְנִדְּחָ֨ה	ve.ni.de.Chah	and it will be impelled	H5080 →
יָד֤וֹ	ya.Do	hand his	H3027 →
בַגַּרְזֶן֙	va.gar.Zen	by the axe	H1631 →
לִכְרֹ֣ת	likh.Rot	to cut down	H3772 →
הָעֵ֔ץ	ha.'Etz	the tree	H6086 →
וְנָשַׁ֤ל	ve.na.Shal	and it will slip off	H5394 →
הַבַּרְזֶל֙	ha.bar.Zel	the iron	H1270 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הָעֵ֔ץ	ha.'Etz	the tree	H6086 →
וּמָצָ֥א	u.ma.Tza'	and it will find	H4672 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
רֵעֵ֖הוּ	re.'E.hu	companion his	H7453 →
וָמֵ֑ת	va.Met	and he will die	H4191 →
ה֗וּא	Hu'	he	H1931 →
יָנ֛וּס	ya.Nus	he will flee	H5127 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אַחַ֥ת	'a.Chat	one of	H259 →
הֶעָרִים־	he.'a.rim-	the cities	H5892 →
הָאֵ֖לֶּה	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →
וָחָֽי׃	va.Chai	and he will live	H2421 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 27:12
The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
leads to
- Proverbs 22:3
  The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
- Proverbs 18:10
  The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Hebrews 11:7
  By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes…
Through
Isaiah 32:2
Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
leads to
- Isaiah 25:4
  For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like…
- Isaiah 9:6
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
- Isaiah 44:3
  For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
Through
Numbers 35:25
The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live…
leads to
- Exodus 29:7
  Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.
- Leviticus 21:10
  The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose…