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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 a
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 Pa
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
The Talmud relates: Mareimar sat and stated this halakha with regard to one who attaches a condition to his vow to bring a thanks-offering in his own name, without attributing it to the Sage who stated it. Ravina said to Mareimar: You teach this halakha in this manner, without attribution, whereas
§ A tanna taught the following baraita before R' Yitzḥak bar Abba: The verse concerning the burnt-offering that Aaron was commanded to sacrifice for the inauguration of the Tabernacle: “And he brought the burnt-offering and sacrificed it according to regulation” (Leviticus 9:16), indicates that the