Deuteronomy 19:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Bible Comments

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 (c) shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:

(c) That murder not be committed on murder.

Deuteronomy 19:5

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 headb slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: