Study Nazir folio 59B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
Mishnah: The previous Mishnah described how two nazirites sacrifice offerings of impurity and purity, in a situation in which one of them has become impure but they do not know which one. This Mishnah discusses what must be done if one of them dies before bringing his offerings. R' Yehoshua said:
And he says to him as follows: If I was impure, you are hereby a nazirite immediately; and if I was pure, you are hereby a nazirite after 30 days. And they both proceed to count 30 days and bring an offering of impurity and an offering of purity. And the nazirite who was defined as having uncertain
And they subsequently count another 30 days and bring an offering of purity, and the first nazirite says: If I was the impure one, the offering of impurity that we sacrificed at the end of the first 30 days was mine, and the offering of purity we brought then was yours; and this offering I am bringi
Ben Zoma said to R' Yehoshua: And who will listen to him to vow to be a nazirite corresponding to him? How can one design a halakha on the assumption that a non-nazirite will agree to be a nazirite for a lengthy term? Rather, a different procedure is available: After 30 days of naziriteship he bri
And he counts another 30 days, and brings an offering of purity, and says: If I was impure, the first burnt-offering I brought should be considered a gift offering, and this one I am bringing now is for my obligation. And if I was pure, the first burnt-offering I brought is for my obligation as a pu