A person who is not acceptable for God's purposes is spoken of as if they were physically unclean. Alternate translation: "so that no one that was unacceptable to God in any way should enter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: "to make sure that only those who were clean could enter" or "to make sure only those who were acceptable to God could enter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])