unfoldingWord_en_tn/num/19/20.md

# General Information:

The ideas of "clean" and "purify" represent being acceptable to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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](../09/13.md). 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]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The ideas of "clean" and "purify" represent being acceptable to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
			`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](../09/13.md). 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]])`