Deuteronomy 19:5
19:5 Suppose he goes with someone else 1 to the forest to cut wood and when he raises the ax 2 to cut the tree, the ax head flies loose 3 from the handle and strikes 4 his fellow worker 5 so hard that he dies. The person responsible 6 may then flee to one of these cities to save himself. 7
Deuteronomy 28:31
28:31 Your ox will be slaughtered before your very eyes but you will not eat of it. Your donkey will be stolen from you as you watch and will not be returned to you. Your flock of sheep will be given to your enemies and there will be no one to save you.
1 tn Heb “his neighbor” (so NAB, NIV); NASB “his friend.”
2 tn Heb “and he raises his hand with the iron.”
3 tn Heb “the iron slips off.”
4 tn Heb “finds.”
5 tn Heb “his neighbor.”
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the person responsible for his friend’s death) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “and live.”