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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. Alternate translation: "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. Alternate translation: "No one has sprinkled the water for impurity on him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)