Haggai 2:12 — Bible Verse (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.”
Haggai 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Haggai 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Haggai 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“‘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.””
Haggai 2:12 — World English Bible
Haggai 2:12 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. ”
Haggai 2:12 — American Standard Version
Haggai 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lo, one doth carry holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and he hath come with his skirt against the bread, or against the pottage, or against the wine, or against the oil, or against any food--is it holy?' And the priests answer and say, `No.'”
Haggai 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Haggai 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Haggai 2:12 — Darby Translation
Haggai 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Aske nowe the Priests concerning the Law, and say,”
Haggai 2:12 — Geneva Bible
Haggai 2:12 in Context — Haggai 2
10 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,
11 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
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.
13 Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
14 Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the Lord; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
What Does Haggai 2:12 Mean?
Haggai 2:12 is a verse from the Book of Haggai, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Haggai chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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