# the one to be cleansed

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "the person he is cleansing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# clean birds

Birds that God allowed the people to eat and offer as sacrifices are spoken of as if they were physically clean. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# scarlet yarn

"red yarn"

# hyssop

an herb with a pleasant smell that was used for medicine (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])