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משנה ראשונה אומרת: עד שישתה רביעית יין. רבי עקיבא אומר: אפילו שרה פיתו ביין ויש בה כדי לצרף כזית — חייב, וחייב על היין בפני עצמו, ועל הענבים בפני עצמן, ועל החרצנים בפני עצמן, ועל הזגים בפני עצמן. רבי אלעזר בן עזריה אומר: אין חייב עד שיאכל שני חרצנים וזג.
An initial version of the Mishnah says that a nazirite is liable to receive lashes only if he drinks 1/4th-log of wine. R' Akiva says: Even if he soaked his bread in wine and the two together contain enough to combine to the amount of an olive-bulk, he is liable. And furthermore, a nazirite is liable to receive lashes for consuming wine by itself, and for grapes by themselves, and for ḥartzannim by themselves, and for zaggim by themselves, as each of these is forbidden separately by the Torah. R' Elazar ben Azarya says: He is liable only if he eats an olive-bulk that includes at least two ḥartzannim and one zag, in accordance with the verse “From ḥartzannim to zag” (Numbers 6:4), where the first term is in the plural and the second in the singular.
אלו הן חרצנים ואלו הן זגים? החרצנים — אלו החיצונים, הזגים — אלו הפנימים, דברי רבי יהודה. רבי יוסי אומר, שלא תטעה: כזוג של בהמה; החיצון זוג, והפנימי עינבל.
The Mishnah discusses the meaning of these terms: Which parts are ḥartzannim and which are zaggim? The ḥartzannim are the outside parts, the skin of the grape, while the zaggim are the inner parts, the seeds. This is the statement of R' Yehuda. R' Yosei says: The opposite is the case and this is the mnemonic so that you should not err: It is like a bell [zog] worn by an animal, in which the outer part, which corresponds to the skin of a grape, is called zog, and the inner portion of the bell, the clapper, which corresponds to the seeds in a grape, is called inbal.
גמ׳ שלשה מינין אסורין בנזיר: הטומאה כו׳. היוצא מן הגפן — אין. גפן עצמו — לא. מתניתין דלא כרבי אלעזר. דתניא, רבי אלעזר אומר: אפילו עלין ולולבין במשמע.
Talmud: The Mishnah taught that 3 types of actions are prohibited for a nazirite: Contracting ritual impurity, shaving, and consuming products of the vine. The Talmud infers: That which emerges from the vine, yes, it is included in the prohibition; however, any part of the vine itself, other than its fruit, no, this is not forbidden. The Talmud comments: The Mishnah is not in accordance with the opinion of R' Elazar. This is as it is taught in a baraita that R' Elazar says: Even the leaves and tendrils of the vine are included in the prohibitions of naziriteship.