Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it, and the altar shall be most holy; whatever touches the altar shall become holy.
Haggai 2:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 If one carries consecrated meat in the fold of one’s garment and with the fold touches bread, or stew, or wine, or oil, or any kind of food, does it become holy?” The priests answered, “No.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If one carries in the skirt of his garment flesh that is holy [because it has been offered in sacrifice to God], and with his skirt or the flaps of his garment he touches bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any kind of food, does what he touches become holy [dedicated to God's service exclusively]? And the priests answered, No! [Holiness is not infectious.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible “If someone lifts holy meat into the hem of one’s garment and that hem touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any kind of food, will it be made holy?” And the priests responded, “No.” Catholic Public Domain Version Thus says the Lord of hosts: the priests question the law, saying: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests the law, saying: |
Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it, and the altar shall be most holy; whatever touches the altar shall become holy.
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
When they go out into the outer court to the people, they shall remove the vestments in which they have been ministering and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments, so that they may not communicate holiness to the people with their vestments.
Whatever touches its flesh shall become holy, and when any of its blood is spattered on a garment, you shall wash the bespattered part in a holy place.
Every male among the priests shall eat of it; it shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
How blind you are! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
They teach Jacob your ordinances and Israel your law; they place incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.