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Haggai 2:12

Purity

10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,

11 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling.

If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.

13 So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.

14 Then Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so it is with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.
KJV
If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
WEB
‘If someone carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with his fold touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any food, will it become holy?’” The priests answered, “No.”
ASV
If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food, shall it become holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
DARBY
If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food shall it become holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
BLB
behold, [if] a man should carry holy flesh in the fold of his garment, and he touches with his fold against bread, or stew, or wine, or oil, or any food, will it become holy?’” And the priests answered and said, “No.”
ÅB
Om noen bærer hellig kjøtt i folden av sin kappe og med den kommer nær noe brød eller noe kokt eller vin eller olje eller noe slags mat, blir det da hellig? Prestene svarte: Nei.
OTB
Hvis noen bærer hellig kjøtt i folden av sitt klesplagg,
og berører brød, stuing, vin, olje eller annen mat,
blir det helliggjort?’»
Prestene svarte: «Nei.»
B1930
Om nogen bærer hellig kjøtt i folden av sin kappe og med den kommer nær noget brød eller noget kokt eller vin eller olje eller noget slags mat, blir det da hellig? Prestene svarte: Nei.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 6:27

    Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.

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  • Matthew 23:19

    You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

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  • Ezekiel 44:19

    When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.

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  • Leviticus 7:6

    Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

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  • Exodus 29:37

    For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.

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  • Leviticus 6:29

    Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.

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