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תלמוד לומר: ״והזיר ... והביא״, אף על פי שלא הביא — הזיר. רבי ישמעאל בנו של רבי יוחנן בן ברוקה אומר: ״והזיר ... והביא״, אימתי הזיר — בזמן שהביא.
the verse therefore states: “And he should consecrate to YHWH the days of his naziriteship, and he should bring a lamb in its first year for a guilt-offering,” indicating: Even though he has not brought his guilt-offering he has nevertheless consecrated his days for the start of a new term of naziriteship. The opinion of R' Yishmael, son of R' Yoḥanan ben Beroka, is as follows: The verse states: “And he should consecrate to YHWH the days of his naziriteship, and he should bring,” which means: When has he consecrated his days of naziriteship, i.e., when does his new term of naziriteship begin? It begins when he has already brought his guilt-offering.
מאן תנא להא דתנו רבנן: אשה שנדרה בנזיר ונטמאה, ואחר כך הפר לה בעלה — מביאה חטאת העוף, ואינה מביאה עולת העוף.
The Talmud poses a question: Who is the tanna who taught this that A baraita states: With regard to a woman who vowed to be a nazirite and became ritually impure, leading her to designate a bird for a sin-offering, a bird for a burnt-offering, and a sheep for a guilt-offering, and afterward her husband nullified her vow of naziriteship for her, she brings the bird sin-offering and she does not bring the bird burnt-offering?
אמר רב חסדא: רבי ישמעאל היא.
Rav Ḥisda said: It is the opinion of R' Yishmael, son of R' Yoḥanan ben Beroka. According to the opinion of the Rabbis, the burnt-offering is a gift, and she would bring it despite the fact that her naziriteship was nullified. According to R' Yishmael, the burnt-offering is part of the atonement process, and since her naziriteship was nullified, there is no longer a need for atonement.