Haggai 2:12
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.
Haggai 2:12 in other translations
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | 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.' |
| 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. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | If one shall bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt shall touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No. |
What does Haggai 2:12 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Haggai 2:10-19
Many spoiled this good work, by going about it with unholy hearts and hands, and were likely to gain no advantage by it. The sum of these two rules of the law is, that sin is more easily learned from others than holiness. The impurity of their hearts and lives shall make the work of their hands, and all their offerings, unclean before God. The case is the same with us. When employed in any good work, we should watch…
Haggai 2:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Haggai 2:12
- 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.
- Matthew 23:19
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
- 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.
- Leviticus 7:6
Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.
- 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.
- Leviticus 6:29
All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.
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Context
- Haggai 2:11
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
- Haggai 2:12
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.
- Haggai 2:13
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.
Haggai 2:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Si llevare alguno las carnes sagradas en la falda de su ropa, y con el vuelo de ella tocare el pan, ó la vianda, ó el vino, ó el aceite, ú otra cualquier comida, ¿será santificado? Y respondieron los sacerdotes, y dijeron: No. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Si un homme porte de la chair sainte dans le pan de sa robe, et qu’il touche avec le pan de sa robe du pain, ou quelque mets, ou du vin, ou de l’huile, ou quoi que ce soit qu’on mange, ce qu’il a touché sera-t-il sanctifié? Et les sacrificateurs répondirent et dirent: Non. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Siehe, trägt jemand heiliges Fleisch im Zipfel seines Kleides, und er berührt mit seinem Zipfel Brot oder Gekochtes oder Wein oder Öl oder irgend eine Speise, wird es heilig werden? Und die Priester antworteten und sprachen: Nein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Interroga sacerdotes legem, dicens: |