en_tn/deu/15/22.md

# within your gates

Here "gates" represents the city or town. AT: "within your community" or "inside your city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# the unclean ... persons

A person who is not acceptable for God's purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the clean persons

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]])

# a gazelle or a deer

These are wild animals with long thin legs that can run quickly. See how you translated these in [Deuteronomy 12:15](../12/15.md).

# you must not eat its blood

"you must not consume its blood." Yahweh did not allow Israelites to consume blood because the blood represented life. (See: [Deuteronomy 12:23](../12/23.md))