# He must make atonement for the holy place because of the unclean actions of the people of Israel The sins of the people of Israel made the holy place unclean. # unclean actions ... rebellion ... sins These words mean basically the same thing. They emphasize that the people have committed all kinds of sins. # unclean actions Sinful actions which make people unacceptable to Yahweh are spoken of as if they were physically unclean actions. # in the presence of their unclean actions "in the presence of people who commit sinful actions"