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:

For example, if a man goes into the woods with his neighbour for the purpose of cutting down trees, and when he takes his axe to give a blow to the tree, the head of the axe comes off, and falling on to his neighbour gives him a wound causing his death; then the man may go in flight to one of these towns and be safe:

καθως οταν υπαγη τις μετα του πλησιον αυτου εις το δασος δια να κοψη ξυλα, και ενω η χειρ αυτου καταβιβαζη κτυπημα με τον πελεκυν δια να κοψη το δενδρον, εκβη το σιδηριον απο του ξυλου και τυχη τον πλησιον αυτου και αυτος αποθανη, ουτος θελει φυγει εις μιαν εκ των πολεων εκεινων και θελει ζησει·

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: