Devine Scripture

Haggai 2:12

Haggai chapter 2 · verse 12 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

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.

Context

v.11Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

v.12This passage

v.13Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by reason of a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Leviticus 6:29

    Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

  • 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 a holy place.

  • Leviticus 7:6

    Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in a holy place: it is most holy.

  • Exodus 29:37

    Seven days thou shalt make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it: and the altar shall be most holy; whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

  • Ezekiel 44:19

    And when they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they minister, and lay them in the holy chambers; and they shall put on other garments, that they sanctify not the people with their garments.

  • Matthew 23:19

    Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?