Haggai 2:12 “If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it t…”

Haggai 2:12

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

‘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.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Aske nowe the Priests concerning the Law, and say,

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

Lo, one doth carry holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and he hath come with his skirt against the bread, or against the pottage, or against the wine, or against the oil, or against any food — is it holy?' And the priests answer and say, 'No.'

Bible in Basic English

If anyone has some holy flesh folded in the skirt of his robe, will bread or soup or wine or oil or any other food be made holy if touched by his skirt? And the priests answering said, No.

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Cross references

“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.”

Leviticus 6:27 Matthew 23:19 Exodus 29:37 Leviticus 6:29 Leviticus 7:6 Ezekiel 44:19

Leviticus 6:27 · BSB

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.

Matthew 23:19 · BSB

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

Exodus 29:37 · BSB

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.

Leviticus 6:29 · BSB

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

Leviticus 7:6 · BSB

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

Ezekiel 44:19 · BSB

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 th…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

13So 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.

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