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Haggai 2:12

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.”

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Haggai 2:12 in other translations

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.

Haggai 2:12 · American Standard Version

Haggai 2:12 in context

  1. 10In the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, Yahweh’s word came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
  2. 11“Yahweh of Armies says: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
  3. 12‘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.”
  4. 13Then Haggai said, “If one who is unclean by reason of a dead body touch any of these, will it be unclean?”
    The priests answered, “It will be unclean.”
  5. 14Then Haggai answered, “ ‘So is this people, and so is this nation before me,’ says Yahweh; ‘and so is every work of their hands. That which they offer there is unclean.