Haggai 2:12

12 If a man carries consecrated meat in the hem of his garment, and his hem touches bread, or stew, or wine, or olive oil, or any kind of food, will it become holy?'" The priests answered, "No."

Haggai 2:12 Meaning and Commentary

Haggai 2:12

If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment
Or, "carry" it ^F17; from one place to another in his pockets or bags, which were in the skirts of his garments. This is to be understood of the flesh of creatures offered in sacrifice, which were sanctified or separated for holy use; part of which belonged to the priests, who might carry it in their pockets to the proper place of eating it: and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or
any meat:
which were not holy, and not separated for holy use, but were common meats and drinks: now the question upon this is, shall it be holy?
that is, if either of those common things were touched by the skirt, in the pockets of which the holy flesh were carried, whether they were made holy by such a touch, and no more remained common or profane? and the priests answered and said, No;
they were not sanctified; for though the garment itself was sanctified thereby, and might not be employed in common use till washed, ( Leviticus 6:27 ) yet a garment so touched could not convey holiness to whatsoever that touched, or that touched it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (avy) "portaverit", Munster; "portet", Varenius, Reinbeck.

Haggai 2:12 In-Context

10 On [the] twenty-fourth [day] of the ninth [month], in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Haggai, saying,

11 "Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Ask now the priests [for] a ruling:

12 If a man carries consecrated meat in the hem of his garment, and his hem touches bread, or stew, or wine, or olive oil, or any kind of food, will it become holy?'" The priests answered, "No."

13 Then Haggai said, "If one who is unclean from contact with a corpse touches any of these, will it become unclean?" The priests answered, "Yes, it will be become unclean."

14 And Haggai answered and said, " 'So [it is with] this people, and [with] this nation before me,' {declares} Yahweh, 'and so [it is with] every kind of work of their hands; and what they offer there [is] unclean.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "lifts"