“ But suppose someone pushes another person without having shown previous hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person,

“倘若人没有仇恨，忽然将人推倒，或是没有埋伏把物扔在人身上，

“人若不是出于仇恨，把人推倒，或不是埋伏等着丢东西砸人，

“人若不是出于仇恨，把人推倒，或不是埋伏等着丢东西砸人，

“‘倘若有人并非怀恨而是偶然推倒人致死，或无意间扔东西砸人致死，

“‘但是，如果人没有仇恨，忽然把人推倒，或是无意向人投掷什么器皿，

「倘若人沒有仇恨，忽然將人推倒，或是沒有埋伏把物扔在人身上，

「人若不是出於仇恨，把人推倒，或不是埋伏等着丟東西砸人，

「人若不是出於仇恨，把人推倒，或不是埋伏等着丟東西砸人，

「『倘若有人並非懷恨而是偶然推倒人致死，或無意間扔東西砸人致死，

“‘但是，如果人沒有仇恨，忽然把人推倒，或是無意向人投擲甚麼器皿，

『人若沒有仇恨、突然將人推倒、或是沒有懷着惡意、而往人身上扔甚麼器物，

如無釁隙、而猝然刺人、或非潛伏、而以物擲人、

如毫無釁隙、而猝然刺及、或非伏要、而以物相射、

若無仇偶然推人下、或無心擲物於人身、

“‘ But if without enmity someone suddenly pushes another or throws something at them unintentionally

“‘ But what if a person suddenly pushes someone else without being angry? Or what if that person throws something at someone else without meaning to?

“ But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait

“ But if anyone suddenly pushes a person without hostility or throws any object at him without malicious intent

‘ But if he pushed him suddenly, without hostility, or threw any object at him without malicious intent,

‘ However, if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait,

But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him anything without lying in wait,

“ But if anyone suddenly pushes a person without hostility or throws any object at him without malicious intent

But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,

“ But if he strikes him suddenly, without enmity, or throws anything at him unintentionally,

“‘ But if he shoved him suddenly without hostility, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,

designate cities of refuge to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally.

But if it was simply an accident permitted by God, I will appoint a place of refuge where the slayer can run for safety.

Anyone who kills another person accidentally and unintentionally can run to one of these cities; they will be places of refuge from relatives seeking revenge for the person who was killed.

For example, suppose someone goes into the forest with a neighbor to cut wood. And suppose one of them swings an ax to chop down a tree, and the ax head flies off the handle, killing the other person. In such cases, the slayer may flee to one of the cities of refuge to live in safety.

If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the slayer to them, for he killed the other person unintentionally and without previous hostility.