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:^{[a] 12} If a man carries^[b] 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^[c] Yahweh, ‘and so it is with every kind of work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean.