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Haggai 2:13

Haggai
Purity

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

12 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.

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.

15 Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,

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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
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Then Haggai said, “If one who is unclean by reason of a dead body touches any of these, will it be unclean?” The priests answered, “It will be unclean.”
ASV
Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by reason of a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
DARBY
And Haggai said, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, is it become unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
BLB
And Haggai said, “If one unclean by a dead body touches any of these [things], will it be unclean?” And the priests answered and said, “It will be unclean.”
ÅB
Så sa Haggai: Om en som er blitt uren ved lik, kommer nær noe av dette, blir det da urent? Prestene svarte: Ja, det blir urent.
OTB
Så sa Haggai,
«Hvis noen som er blitt uren ved kontakt med et lik berører noen av disse tingene,
blir det urent?»
Og prestene svarte,
«Ja, det blir urent.»
B1930
Så sa Haggai: Om en som er blitt uren ved lik, kommer nær noget av dette, blir det da urent? Prestene svarte: Ja, det blir urent.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 19:11–22

    Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.

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  • Leviticus 22:4–6

    If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,

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  • Numbers 5:2–3

    “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.

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  • Numbers 9:6–10

    But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day

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