# Any meat that touches an unclean thing must not be eaten This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "No one may eat meat that touches something unclean" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) # an unclean thing Something that Yahweh has stated is unfit to touch or eat is spoken of as if it were physically unclean. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # It must be burned This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "You must burn it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) # anyone who is clean A person who is acceptable for God's purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically clean. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])