Haggai 2:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.”

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Read Haggai 2:13 in the flow of Haggai2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Haggai2 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by reason of a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Haggai saith, `If the unclean of body doth come against any of these, is it unclean?' And the priests answer and say, `It is unclean.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Haggai 2:13 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 22:4If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,
  2. Numbers 5:2“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.
  3. Numbers 9:6But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day
  4. Numbers 19:11Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.
  5. Numbers 19:22Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”
  6. Ecclesiastes 10:1As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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