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to distinguish
You can start a new sentence here. "You must do this so that you will be able to distinguish"
between the holy and the common
The nominal adjectives "the holy" and "the common" can be stated as adjectives. AT: "between what is holy and what is common" or "between what is dedicated to God and what is ordinary" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj)
between the unclean and the clean
The nominal adjectives "the unclean" and "the clean" can be stated as adjectives. AT: "between what is unclean and what is clean" or "between what God will not accept and what he will accept" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj)
the unclean
A person or thing that Yahweh has stated is unfit to touch is spoken of as if they were physically unclean. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the clean
A person or thing that Yahweh has stated is fit to touch is spoken of as if they were physically unclean. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)