Haggai 2:12

‘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.”

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WEBBE

‘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.”

BSB

If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.

KJV

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

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.

BBE

If anyone has some holy flesh folded in the skirt of his robe, will bread or soup or wine or oil or any other food be made holy if touched by his skirt? And the priests answering said, No.

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הֵן hen there H2005 יִשָּׂא־ yi·sa'- he will carry H5375 אִישׁ 'ish someone H376 בְּשַׂר־ be·sar- flesh of H1320 קֹדֶשׁ ko·desh holiness H6944 בִּכְנַף bikh·naf in [the] skirt of H3671 בִּגְדוֹ big·do garment his H899 וְנָגַע ve·na·ga' and he will touch H5060 בִּכְנָפוֹ bikh·na·fo with skirt his H3671 אֶל־ 'el- (to) H413 הַלֶּחֶם ha·le·chem (the) bread H3899 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and (to) H413 הַנָּזִיד ha·na·zid (the) cooked food H5138 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and (to) H413 הַיַּיִן hai·ya·yin (the) wine H3196 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and (to) H413 שֶׁמֶן she·men oil H8081 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and (to) H413 כָּל־ kol- every H3605 מַאֲכָל ma·'a·khal food H3978 הֲיִקְדָּשׁ ha·yik·dash ¿ will it become holy H6942 וַיַּעֲנוּ vai·ya·'a·nu and they answered H6030 הַכֹּהֲנִים ha·ko·ha·nim the priests H3548 וַיֹּאמְרוּ vai·yo·me·ru and they said H559 לֹא lo' no H3808

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 10–19

Many spoiled this good work, by going about it with unholy hearts and hands, and were likely to gain no advantage by it. The sum of these two rules of the law is, that sin is more easily learned from others than holiness. The impurity of their hearts and lives shall make the work of their hands, and all their offerings, unclean before God. The case is the same with us. When employed in any good work, we should watch over ourselves, lest we render it unclean by our corruptions. When we begin to make conscience of duty to God, we may expect his blessing; and whoso is wise will understand the loving-kindness of the Lord. God will curse the blessings of the wicked, and make bitter the prosperity of the careless; but he will sweeten the cup of affliction to those who diligently serve him.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.