Haggai 2:12

10 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,

11 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

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.

13 Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.

14 Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.

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.

Compare

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)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 6:27

    Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.

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  • Matthew 23:19

    Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

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  • Ezekiel 44:19

    And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.

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  • Leviticus 7:6

    Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.

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  • Exodus 29:37

    Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

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  • Leviticus 6:29

    All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

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