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Similarly, with regard to the Mishnah that teaches that there are some relatives who inherit and bequeath, the tanna also had a reason for initially providing examples from the first category: He thereby explains the principal case of the Torah’s halakhot of inheritance first.
The Talmud now returns to its question: But here, let the tanna explain the cases of substitutes first. The Talmud explains: Rather, this is the reason: Since intimations are derived from the exposition of verses and are not explicitly mentioned in the Torah, they are dear to the tanna and he there
The Talmud asks: But if that is so, then let him begin with them first in the opening clause of the Mishnah as well. The Talmud answers: When the tanna begins, he begins with the main offering of the nazirite, i.e., with the halakha that has a basis in the Torah. But with regard to the explanation o
§ The Mishnah taught: One who says: I will be, is a nazirite. The Talmud asks: Perhaps he is saying: I will be fasting, i.e., his intention is to take a vow that will obligate himself to fast rather than to be a nazirite. The Talmud answers that Shmuel said: The Mishnah is describing a case where
The Talmud asks: Shall we say that Shmuel holds as a principle that ambiguous intimations are not considered intimations, i.e., they are not considered vows? The Talmud rejects this suggestion: Say that when a nazirite is passing before him, there is no reason to doubt his intention. There is no po