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Nazir 9
***** PEREK HAREINI NAZIR *****
1) A NAZIR FROM FIGS
(a) (Mishnah): 'I am a Nazir from dried figs and pressed
dates' - Beis Shamai say, he is a Nazir; Beis Hillel say,
he is not a Nazir;
(b) R. Yehudah says, Beis Shamai say that he is not a Nazir,
rather he is as one that vowed not to eat figs.
(c) (Gemara - Question): Why do Beis Shamai say that he is a
Nazir - the Torah said, he must abstain from all that
comes from the grapevine!
(d) Answer #1: Beis Shamai hold as R. Meir, who says that a
person does not say vain words;
(e) Beis Hillel hold as R. Yosi, who says that when a person
says 2 contradictory things, we (also) heed his latter
words;
1. The very acceptance of Nezirus was accompanied by
regret that nullifies it.
2. Objection: Beis Shamai should agree, the acceptance
of Nezirus was accompanied by regret that nullifies
it!
(f) Answer #2: Beis Shamai hold as R. Meir, who says that a
person does not say vain words; once he said, 'I am a
Nazir', he becomes a Nazir; when he said 'from dried figs
and pressed dates', he comes to nullify his Nezirus by
regret;
1. Beis Shamai hold, one who sanctifies a sacrifice
cannot nullify it by regret; the same applies to
Nezirus.
(g) Beis Hillel hold as R. Shimon.
1. (Mishnah -R. Shimon): (One who vows to bring a
flour-offering of barley) is exempt, since he did
not vow as voluntary offerings are brought (i.e.
from wheat).
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(h) Our Mishnah is unlike R. Noson.
1. Version #1 (Beraisa - R. Noson): Beis Shamai say, he
has a vow not to eat figs and dates, and is a Nazir;
Beis Hillel say, he has a vow but is not a Nazir.
i. Beis Shamai hold as R. Meir (as above) and R.
Yehudah (in our Mishnah) - he explains, Nazir
is a language of abstention, and may be used to
make a vow;
ii. Beis Hillel hold as R. Yosi (above).
2. Version #2 (Beraisa - R. Noson): Beis Shamai say, he
has a vow not to eat figs and dates, but is not a
Nazir; Beis Hillel say, he has no vow and is not a
Nazir.
i. Beis Shamai hold as R. Yehudah; Beis Hillel
hold as R. Yosi.
2) A VOW UNLIKE THE TORAH SPECIFIED
(a) (Mishnah): 'It is upon me to bring a flour-offering from
barley' - he must bring from wheat; 'unsifted flour' - he
must bring sifted; 'without oil and frankincense' - he
must bring with; 'half an Isaron (the measure of 43.2
eggs)' - he must bring a full Isaron; 'An Isaron and a
half' - he must bring 2 Esronim;
(b) R. Shimon says he is exempt, because he did not offer to
bring properly.
(c) Question: Who is the Tana of this Mishnah?
(d) Answer #1 (Chizkiyah): It is as Beis Shamai.
1. Beis Shamai say if he accepts to be a Nazir from
dried figs and pressed dates, he is a (regular)
Nazir - here also, when he says he will bring from
barley, he must bring from wheat.
(e) Answer #2 (R. Yochanan): The Mishnah can even be as Beis
Hillel - the case is, he says, 'Had I known that one may
not bring thusly, I would had vowed to bring properly'.
(f) (Chizkiyah): He must bring (wheat) only when he vowed to
bring from barley - but if he vowed to bring from
lentils, he is exempt.
(g) Question: But Chizkiyah says that the Mishnah is as Beis
Shamai - just as they say a vow to be a Nazir from figs
makes him a (regular) Nazir, they should say that a vow
to bring a flour-offering from lentils obligates him to
bring a regular flour-offering!
(h) Answer: Chizkiyah retracted, and no longer says that the
Mishnah is as Beis Shamai.
(i) Question: Why did he retract?
(j) Answer (Rava): The Mishnah only says he is obligated when
he vowed to bring from barley - if the Mishnah was as
Beis Shamai, it should have taught, he is obligated even
if he vowed to bring from lentils!
1. Rather, the Tana of the Mishnah is as Beis Shamai
according to R. Yehudah (Tosfos deletes this from
the text).
(k) (R. Yochanan): Even if he vowed to bring from lentils, he
must bring wheat.
(l) Question: But R. Yochanan said, the case of the Mishnah
is when he says, 'Had I known that one may not bring
thusly, I would had vowed to bring properly' (and he
surely knows that offerings are not brought from
lentils)!
(m) Answer: R. Yochanan does not really say that he must
bring when he vowed lentils - he merely comes to say that
there was no need for Chizkiyah to retract.
1. Chizkiyah retracted because the Mishnah did not
teach, even if he vowed lentils, he is obligated.
2. One can say, it is a bigger Chidush to say that if
he vowed barley, he is obligated!
i. When he says 'I will bring a flour-offering
from lentils - it seems, after accepting to
bring a normal offering, he had regret, and
therefore ended, 'from lentils'; the law is,
his first statement is binding.
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