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:
Ver. 5. And live.] So he keep within his city of refuge till the death of the high priest. See Trapp on " Num 35:25 "