# For example, if a man goes into the forest ... and kills him
The author gives an example of how someone might accidentally kill his neighbor.
# the ax head slips off of the handle
The iron part of the ax comes off the wooden handle.
# strikes his neighbor and kills him
This means the head of the ax hits and kills the neighbor.
# to one of these cities and save his life
It is implied that the family of the dead man may try to get revenge. The man who killed him can flee to one of these cities, and the people there will protect him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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