Haggai 2:12 - Modern King James Version

¹² If one carries holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and touches his skirt to bread, or boiled food, or wine, or oil, or any food, will it become holy? 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 Tagairtí Cros

Exodus 29:37

You shall make an atonement for the altar seven days, and sanctify it. And it shall be a most holy altar. Whatever touches the altar shall be holy.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

As dead flies cause the perfumer's ointment to stink and ferment; so a little folly is more rare than wisdom and than honor.

Ezekiel 44:19

And when they go out into the outer court, even into the outer court of the people, they shall put off their clothes in which they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers. And they shall put on other clothes, so that they shall not sanctify the people with their own clothes.

Leviticus 6:27

Whatever shall touch its flesh shall be holy. And when any of its blood is sprinkled on any garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled in the holy place.

Leviticus 6:29

All the males among the priests shall eat of it. It is most holy.

Leviticus 7:6

Every male among the priests shall eat of it. It shall be eaten in the holy place. It is most holy.

Matthew 23:19

Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Deuteronomy 33:10

Let them teach Jacob Your judgments, and Israel Your Law. Let them put incense before You and whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.