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Do not pollute in this way the land where you live, because blood from murder pollutes the land
Making the land unacceptable to Yahweh is spoken of as if it were physically polluting the land. Alternate translation: "Do not make the land where you live unacceptable to me in this way, because blood from murder makes the land unacceptable to me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
in this way
This means by disobeying the laws concerning a person who kills someone.
No atonement can be made for the land when blood has been shed on it, except by the blood of the one who shed it
This double negative emphasizes that the blood of the one who sheds blood is the only thing that can make atonement for the land. Alternate translation: "The only atonement that can be made for the land when blood has been shed on it is the blood of the one who shed it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublenegatives)
when blood has been shed
This refers to when a person intentionally kills another person. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "when someone has shed blood" or "when someone has intentionally killed another person" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)