Haggai 2:12

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
one	אִ֨ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
bear	יִשָּׂא yi.sa'-	H5375	to lift · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
holy	קֹ֜דֶשׁ Ko.desh	H6944	a sacred place or thing · noun, common masculine singular absolute
flesh	בְּשַׂר be.sar-	H1320	flesh (from its freshness) · noun, common masculine singular construct
skirt	בִּכְנַ֣ף bikh.Naf	H3671	an edge or extremity · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
garment	בִּגְד֗וֹ big.Do	H899	a covering · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
skirt	בִּ֠כְנָפוֹ bikh.na.fo	H3671	an edge or extremity · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
touch	וְנָגַ֣ע ve.na.Ga'	H5060	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
bread	הַלֶּ֨חֶם ha.Le.chem	H3899	food (for man or beast) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
pottage	הַנָּזִ֜יד ha.na.Zid	H5138	something boiled · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
wine	הַיַּ֧יִן hai.Ya.yin	H3196	wine (as fermented) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
oil	שֶׁ֛מֶן She.men	H8081	grease · noun, common masculine singular absolute
meat	מַאֲכָ֖ל ma.'a.Khal	H3978	an eatable (includ. provender · noun, common masculine singular absolute
holy	הֲיִקְדָּ֑שׁ ha.yik.Dash	H6942	to be (causatively · interrogative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים ha.ko.ha.Nim	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
answered	וַיַּעֲנ֧וּ vai.ya.'a.Nu	H6030	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
said	וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Leviticus 6:27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash t…
Matthew 23:19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Exodus 29:37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar sh…
Leviticus 6:29 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.
Leviticus 7:6 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.
Ezekiel 44:19 And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministe…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Haggai 2:10-19

This sermon was preached two months after that in the former part of the chapter. The priests and Levites preached constantly, but the prophets preached occasionally; both were good and needful. We have need to be taught our duty in season and out of season. The people were now going on vigorously with the building of the temple, and in hopes shortly to have it ready for their use and to be employed in the services of it; and now God sends them a message by his prophet, which would be of use to them. I. By way of conviction and caution. They were now engaged in a very good work, but they were concerned to see to it, not only that it was good for the matter of it, but that it was done in a ri…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Haggai 2:12

"Holy flesh" (that is, the flesh of a sacrifice, Jer 11:15), indeed, makes holy the "skirt" in which it is carried; but that "skirt" cannot impart its sanctity to any thing beyond, as "bread," &c. (Lev 6:27). This is cited to illustrate the principle, that a sacrifice, holy, as enveloping divine things (just as the "skirt" is "holy" which envelops "holy" flesh), cannot by its inherent or opus operatum efficacy make holy a person whose disobedience, as that of the Jew while neglecting God's house, made him unholy.

Adam Clarke on Haggai 2:10

In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month - Three months after they had begun to rebuild the temple, Haggai is ordered to go and put two questions to the priests. 1. If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and he touch any thing with his skirt, is that thing made holy? The priests answered, No! Hag 2:12. 2. If one has touched a dead body and thereby become unclean, does he communicate his uncleanness to whatever he may touch? And the priests answered, Yes! Hag 2:13.

John Gill on Haggai 2:12

If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment,.... Or, "carry" it (q); 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…

Dictionary and topics

Dress — (1.) Materials used. The earliest and simplest an apron of fig-leaves sewed together (Gen. 3:7); then skins of animals (3:21). Elijah’s dress was probably the skin of a sheep (2 Kings 1:8). The…
Joshua — Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A.V.), and Jesus in Acts…
Hyke Or Upper Garment · The skirts of, used to hold things in — The skirts of, used to hold things in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Haggai 2:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Haggai 2:10-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Haggai 2:12

Adam Clarke on Haggai 2:10

John Gill on Haggai 2:12

Dictionary and topics

Haggai 2:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Haggai 2:10-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Haggai 2:12

Adam Clarke on Haggai 2:10

John Gill on Haggai 2:12

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Haggai 2:10-14

Keil & Delitzsch on Haggai 2:11-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Haggai 2:12

Rashi on Haggai 2:12