Deuteronomy 19:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

For example, suppose you and a friend go into the forest to cut wood. You are chopping down a tree with an axe, when the axe head slips off the handle, hits your friend, and kills him. You can run to one of the Safe Towns and save your life.

Cross References

2 Kings 6:4

and he left with them. They went to the River Jordan and began chopping down trees.

Proverbs 27:12

Be cautious and hide when you see danger— don't be stupid and walk right into trouble.

Isaiah 32:2

They will be a place of safety from stormy winds, a stream in the desert, and a rock that gives shade from the heat of the sun.

Numbers 35:25

If they decide that you are innocent, you will be protected from the victim's relative and sent to stay in one of the Safe Towns until the high priest dies.

Deuteronomy 19:6

You don't deserve to die, since you did not mean to harm your friend. But he did get killed, and his relatives might be very angry. They might even choose one of the men from their family to track you down and kill you. If it is too far to one of the Safe Towns, the victim's relative might be able to catch you and kill you.