Matthew Poole and continuators on Haggai 2:12

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.

Any one

carry away from the Altar, or the Priests hands.

Part of the Sacrifice, legally, and ceremonially sanctified, or made holy by the Altar on which the whole was sanctified, of which a part is supposed to be carried away in the skirt of a garment.

In the lap of his Garment, or in any other Cloth or Napkin,

and this Cloth touch any common thing as bread, &c. shall

that common thing by such contact become legally, or ceremonially holy?

Who these Priests were, is not mentioned, but 'tis likely that there were some among the people, who did by the Prophets perswasion go, and propose the case, and they received the answer as here in the negative, for neither Mediate, nor yet immediate touch of holy things, could make common things, or unholy persons holy.