richmahn_en_tn/num/19/20.md

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General Information:

The ideas of "clean" and "purify" represent being acceptable to God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

General Information:

The ideas of "unclean," "defile," and "impurity," represent not being acceptable to God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

that person will be cut off

Here the phrase "be cut off" means to be disowned and sent away. See how you translated this in Numbers 9:13. AT: "That person must be sent away" or "you must send that person away" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

The water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him

This can be stated in active form. AT: "No one has sprinkled the water for impurity on him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

the water for impurity

"the water that is sprinkled on impure things to make them pure" or "the water for making things pure." See how you translated this in Numbers 19:13

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