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שהפרישו מעות לקיניהם, רצה להביא בהן חטאת בהמה — יביא, עולת בהמה — יביא. מת והיו לו מעות סתומין — יפלו לנדבה!
who separated money for their nests and then became wealthy, if the owner wishes to change their designation and to bring an animal sin-offering with them, he may bring a sin-offering with them. If he wishes to use them to buy an animal burnt-offering he may bring it, supplementing the required amount with other money. If the owner died and he had unallocated funds, they all will be allocated for communal gift offerings, including the value of the sin-offering. This shows that the halakha that unallocated funds are used for gift offerings applies in cases other than that of a nazirite.
תנא נזיר וחייבי קינין דדמו ליה, ולאפוקי מהא דתניא: מי שהיה מחוייב חטאת, ואמר: ״הרי עלי עולה״, והפריש מעות ואמר ״הרי אלו לחובתי״,
The Talmud answers: He taught the case of a nazirite and also the case of those obligated to bring nests, which is similar to that of a nazirite and is therefore treated identically with regard to its halakha. This serves to exclude that case which is taught in a baraita. The situation discussed in the baraita involves one who was obligated to bring a sin-offering for a transgression he committed, and he also said: It is incumbent upon me to bring a gift burnt-offering, and he separated money and said: These are hereby for my obligatory offering. Since he might have meant either his obligation of the sin-offering or his burnt-offering for the new vow, the question arises as to what should be done with the money.
רצה להביא בהן חטאת בהמה — לא יביא. עולת בהמה — לא יביא. מת והיו לו מעות סתומים — ילכו לים המלח.
The baraita explains that if he wishes to bring an animal sin-offering with it, he may not bring one; if he wishes to use it to purchase an animal burnt-offering, he may not bring it either. If he died and had unallocated funds, one must take them and cast them into the Dead Sea. Since the two offerings are not part of the same obligation, the unallocated funds may not be used for gift offerings.