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and one other person was approaching them, and one of those walking said: I am hereby a nazirite if this person coming toward us is so-and-so. And another one of them said: I am hereby a nazirite if this is not so-and-so, while a third member of the group said: I am hereby a nazirite if one of you
The Talmud analyzes this Mishnah: But here, it is clearly a case of an erroneous act of consecration, as the statements of some of these individuals must have been incorrect, and yet the Mishnah teaches that Beit Shammai maintain that they are all nazirites. The rabbis say in response: In fact, in
Abaye said a different explanation of the Mishnah: It should not enter your mind that the Mishnah is dealing with one who was standing in the morning and referred to a future event, i.e., that an animal will emerge from the house. Rather, with what are we dealing here? With one who is standing at n
The Talmud asks: How can you say that the Mishnah deals with one who is standing at noon and is speaking of a past event? But in a subsequent example the Mishnah teaches: A gold dinar that will come up in my hand first shall be consecrated, which is clearly referring to a future event. The Talmud an
§ The Talmud quotes a statement related to the case in the Mishnah with regard to black and white bulls. Rav Ḥisda said: A black bull among white ones is deficient, as white bulls are superior in quality, and a white patch on a black bull is a deficiency. Having stated these assessments, the Talmu