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ואגלח ממעות מעשר שני, מהו? אמר ליה: נדור, ואינו יוצא. נזיר, ואינו מגלח.
and I will shave my head, meaning I will purchase the nazirite offerings that are brought when a nazirite shaves himself, with second-tithe money, which I am obligated in any case to bring to Jerusalem, what is the halakha? R' Yoḥanan said to him: With regard to the thanks-offering, he has vowed and must bring the offering, but he does not fulfill his obligation of the Festival peace-offering with it, as the latter offering must be brought from unconsecrated animals. Similarly, one who took the vow of naziriteship is a nazirite, but he may not shave his head and bring nazirite offerings purchased with second-tithe money.
ההוא גברא דאמר להו: הבו ליה ארבע מאה זוזי לפלוני, ולנסיב ברתי. אמר רב פפא: ארבע מאה — שקיל, וברתיה — אי בעי נסיב, אי בעי — לא נסיב.
In relation to the previous case, in which one makes a conditional statement and only part of his statement is accepted, the Talmud relates a somewhat similar incident: A certain man said to those tending to him, in the form of a will: Give 400 zuz to so-and-so, and let him marry my daughter. Rav Pappa said: The 400 zuz he takes, but as for the benefactor’s daughter, if he wishes, he may marry her, and if he wishes, he need not marry her.
טעמא דאמר הבו ליה ולנסיב, אבל אי אמר לנסיב והבו ליה, אי נסיב — שקיל, ואי לא נסיב — לא שקיל.
The Talmud comments: The reason is solely that he said it in this manner: Give him the money and let him marry my daughter, mentioning the gift before the condition. However, if he specified the condition first, by saying: Let him marry my daughter and give him the money, in that case, if he marries her, he takes the money, but if he does not marry her, he may not take it.