Haggai 2:11-13

English Standard Version

¹¹“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^(A)Ask the priests about the law: ¹²‘If someone carries ^(B)holy meat in the fold of his garment and touches with his fold bread or stew or wine or oil or any kind of food, does it become holy?’” The priests answered and said, ^(C)“No.” ¹³Then Haggai said, ^(D)“If someone who is unclean by contact with a dead body ^(E)touches any of these, does it become unclean?” The priests answered and said, “It does become unclean.”

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Haggai 2:11-13

New International Version

¹¹“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Ask the priests^(A) what the law says: ¹²If someone carries consecrated meat^(B) in the fold of their garment, and that fold touches some bread or stew, some wine, olive oil or other food, does it become consecrated?^(C)’”

The priests answered, “No.”

¹³Then Haggai said, “If a person defiled by contact with a dead body touches one of these things, does it become defiled?”

“Yes,” the priests replied, “it becomes defiled.^(D)”

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