Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 19:5

⁵If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber and swings his axe to chop down a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes and kills his neighbor, he may flee to one of these cities to save his life.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וַאֲשֶׁר֩	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he goes	יָבֹ֨א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into the forest	בַיַּעַר֮	ḇay·ya·‘ar	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
his neighbor	רֵעֵ֥הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
to cut	לַחְטֹ֣ב	laḥ·ṭōḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2404 cut or gather wood
timber	עֵצִים֒	‘ê·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and swings	וְנִדְּחָ֨ה	wə·nid·də·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H5080 impel, thrust, banish
his axe	בַגַּרְזֶן֙	ḇag·gar·zen	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1631 axe
to chop down	לִכְרֹ֣ת	liḵ·rōṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3772 cut off, cut down
a tree	הָעֵ֔ץ	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
but the blade flies off	וְנָשַׁ֤ל	wə·nā·šal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5394 slip or drop off
the handle	הָעֵ֔ץ	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and strikes	וּמָצָ֥א	ū·mā·ṣā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
and kills	וָמֵ֑ת	wā·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
his neighbor	רֵעֵ֖הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
he	ה֗וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
may flee	יָנ֛וּס	yā·nūs	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one	אַחַ֥ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular construct	H259 one
of these	הָאֵ֖לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
cities	הֶעָרִים־	he·‘ā·rîm-	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
to save his life	וָחָֽי׃	wā·ḥāy	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.