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that he places the meat of a firstborn animal in one place and he places another piece of meat next to it, and he said: This second piece of meat is hereby like that meat of the firstborn animal, and it is a dispute between tanna’im about whether he is referring to the original forbidden status of t
The Talmud responds: No, everyone agrees that he is referring to the status of the animal before the sprinkling of the blood, and what is the reason of the one who renders it permitted? The verse states: “When a man takes a vow” (Numbers 30:3), which indicates that he has not done so until he takes
And the one who renders it forbidden holds that it is because the verse states: “To YHWH” (Numbers 30:3), which comes to include one who takes a vow by associating an object with an item that is forbidden by the Torah.
The Talmud asks: And the one who renders it permitted based on the principle that one cannot take a vow by associating the item with an item that is forbidden by the Torah, what does he do with the expression “to YHWH”? The Talmud answers: He requires this expression to include the case of one who
The Talmud asks: And what did you see that led you to include a sin-offering and a guilt-offering and to exclude the firstborn? The Talmud answers: I include the sin-offering and guilt-offering due to the fact that he associates the object of his vow with an animal forbidden by means of a vow, as