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for it must be treated by you as holy
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "for you must treat it as holy" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
Everyone who defiles it
God speaks of treating the Sabbath with disrespect as defiling it. Alternate translation: "Everyone who treats the Sabbath with disrespect" or "Everyone who does not obey the laws about the Sabbath" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
must surely be put to death
"must surely be killed." This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "you must surely kill" or "you must surely execute" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
must surely be cut off from his people
The metaphor "cut off" has at least three possible meanings. They can be expressed in active form: 1) "Yahweh will no longer consider him to be one of his people" 2) "you must surely send him away" or 3) "you must surely kill him." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)