Haggai 2:12 - The Scriptures 2009

¹² “If one bears set-apart meat in the fold of his garment, and with the edge he touches bread or stew, or wine or oil, or any food, is it set-apart?” ‘ ” And the priests answered and said, “No.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² 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)

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 food, shall it become holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

Common English Bible

¹² “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

¹² Thus says the Lord of hosts: the priests question the law, saying:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests the law, saying:

Haggai 2:12 Cross References

Exodus 29:37

“For seven days you shall make atonement for the slaughter-place, and set it apart. And the slaughter-place shall be most set-apart – whatever touches the slaughter-place is to be set-apart.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment stink, ferment; a little folly outweighs wisdom, esteem.

Ezekiel 44:19

“And when they go out to the outer courtyard, to the outer courtyard to the people, they shall take off their garments in which they have attended, and shall leave them in the set-apart rooms, and shall put on other garments, and they shall set-apart the people in their garments.

Leviticus 6:27

‘All that touches its flesh is to be set-apart. And when its blood is sprinkled on any garment, you wash that on which it was sprinkled, in a set-apart place.

Leviticus 6:29

‘Every male among the priests eats it, it is most set-apart.

Leviticus 7:6

‘Every male among the priests eats it. It is eaten in the set-apart place, it is most set-apart.

Matthew 23:19

Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the slaughter-place that sets the gift apart?”

Deuteronomy 33:10

“They teach Your right-rulings to Ya‛aqoḇ, and Your Torah to Yisra’ĕl. They put incense before You, and a complete ascending offering on Your slaughter-place.