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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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