Things can't become holy and can't come into contact with the holy or the sacred if they are not first pure.

事物不可能变得神圣或是与神圣有联系,如果它们连纯洁都算不上。

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You can't even offer a sacrifice unless you're already ritually pure, because you couldn't get into the sanctuary to offer your sacrifice if you weren't ritually pure.

如果仪式上不纯洁，你甚至不能献祭，因为如果你仪式上不纯洁，你将无法走进圣所,去贡献祭品。

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