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ואי ודאי נזיר הוא — עולה הראשונה חובה, וזו נדבה. ואם טמא ומוחלט הוא — עולה הראשונה נדבה, וזו חובה, וזה שאר קרבנו.
And if he was a definite nazirite from the start and was neither impure from a corpse nor a metzora, the first burnt-offering he brought after his initial shaving was for his obligation of pure naziriteship, and this one he is bringing now is a gift offering. And if he was impure from a corpse and a confirmed metzora, the first burnt-offering he brought was a gift offering and this one he is bringing now is for his obligation. And these, the guilt-offering and peace-offering he is currently bringing, are for the rest of his obligatory offerings. This concludes the Talmud’s analysis of the case of the baraita.
טמא ספק ומוחלט ודאי — אוכל בקדשים לאחר שמונה ימים, ושותה יין ומיטמא למתים לאחר ששים ושבעה ימים.
§ The Talmud addresses similar situations: A nazirite about whom it was uncertain if he was impure from a corpse, and he was a confirmed metzora whose status was definite, partakes of sacrificial food after 8 days. He counts 7 days, after which he is purified from his tzara'at. On the following day he brings his offerings and may partake of sacrificial food. And he may drink wine and become impure from the dead after 67 days. He is required to count another 30 days for his naziriteship and shave, at which point he must observe another 30 days, in case his first shaving was for his impurity, and his second shaving is for his purity.
מוחלט ספק וטמא ודאי — אוכל בקדשים לאחר שלשים ושבעה ימים, ושותה יין ומיטמא למתים לאחר שבעים וארבעה ימים.
The Talmud discusses another case: A nazirite whose status as a confirmed metzora was uncertain and who was definitely impure from a corpse partakes of sacrificial food after 37 days. He shaves after 7 days for his definite impurity and starts counting 30 days of naziriteship afresh. At the conclusion of this period he shaves again, which renders him pure from any uncertain tzara'at, and may partake of sacrificial food. However, he may drink wine and become impure from the dead only after 74 days. Since he might have been a confirmed metzora, his first two shavings, after 44 days, count only toward the two stages of his purification from tzara'at, for his first shaving and after the days of his counting. He must therefore observe a further 30 days for his naziriteship of purity.