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Nazir
Daf 45a
How is it known in that case? — It has been taught: He shall be unclean, includes also a tebul yom; his uncleanness is yet upon him includes also one who lacks atonement. MISHNAH. HOW WAS [THE RITE OF] POLLING IN RITUAL PURITY PERFORMED? HE WOULD BRING THREE ANIMALS, A SIN-OFFERING, A BURNT-OFFERING, AND A PEACE-OFFERING, SLAUGHTER THE PEACE-OFFERING AND POLL THEREAFTER. THIS IS THE OPINION OF R. JUDAH. R. ELEAZAR SAID: HE WOULD POLL ACTUALLY AFTER THE SIN-OFFERING, FOR IN ALL CASES [THE SACRIFICE OF] THE SIN-OFFERING TAKES PRECEDENCE. BUT IF HE POLLED AFTER [THE SLAUGHTER] OF ANY ONE OF THE THREE HIS OBLIGATION WOULD BE DISCHARGED. R. SIMEON B. GAMALIEL SAID: IF HE BROUGHT THREE ANIMALS WITHOUT SPECIFYING [WHAT THEY WERE FOR], THE ONE SUITABLE FOR A SIN-OFFERING WAS TO BE SACRIFICED AS A SIN-OFFERING, FOR A BURNT-OFFERING AS A BURNT-OFFERING, AND FOR A PEACE OFFERING. AS A PEACE OFFERING. GEMARA. Our Rabbis taught: [When it says], And the nazirite shall shave at the door of the tent of meeting, Scripture is speaking of the peace-offering of which it is said, And kill it at the door of the tent of meeting. You say that Scripture is speaking of the peace-offering, but may it not mean literally 'at the door of the tent of meeting'? I will explain. If that were its meaning, it would show contempt [for the Sanctuary] — R. Josiah said: It is unnecessary [to rely on a mere assertion] — 25 For the Torah says, Neither shalt thou go up by steps upon Mine Altar, and how much more so should it be forbidden to show contempt. R. Isaac said: This argument is unnecessary. For the verse continues, And shall take the hair of his consecrated head and put it on the fire [which is under the sacrifice of peace-offerings), referring to one who needs only to take it and put it [on the fire], and thus excluding [the case contemplated], where he would need to take it, fetch it, and put it [on the fire]. Another version [of R. Isaac's dictum]. R. Isaac said: Scripture is there speaking of the peace-offering. You say it is speaking of the peace-offerings but may it not mean literally 'at the door of the tent of meeting'? The verse continues, And shall take the hair of his consecrated head [etc.], signifying that he shaved where he broiled [the peace-offering]. Abba Hanan, on behalf of R. Eliezer, said: 'And the nazirite shall shave at the door of the tent of meeting' signifies that whenever the door of the tent of meeting is not open, he is forbidden to shave. R. Simeon [of] Shezuri said: 'And the nazirite shall shave at the door of the tent of meeting', but not a female nazirite,
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