# unclean until evening

People and objects that other people must not touch are spoken of as if they were physically unclean. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# until evening

"until sunset"

# Every garment ... must be washed with water

This can be translated in active form. AT: "Someone must wash with water every garment or leather on which there is semen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/seed]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sex]]