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Mishnayos Nazir Perek 3 Mishnah 7

נזיר פרק ג׳ משנה ז׳

7

In a case of one who had two sets of witnesses testifying about him that he had taken a vow of naziriteship for a certain period, and these witnesses testify that he took a vow of naziriteship for two terms, and these witnesses testify that he took a vow of naziriteship for five terms. Beit Shammai say: The testimony is divided, i.e., the testimonies contradict each other, and since the testimonies are in conflict they are both rejected entirely and there is no naziriteship here at all. And Beit Hillel say: The testimonies are not completely in conflict with each other, as two terms are included in five terms, and the unanimous testimony, that he is a nazirite for two terms, is accepted.

מִי שֶׁהָיוּ שְׁתֵּי כִתֵּי עֵדִים מְעִידוֹת אוֹתוֹ, אֵלּוּ מְעִידִים שֶׁנָּזַר שְׁתַּיִם, וְאֵלּוּ מְעִידִים שֶׁנָּזַר חָמֵשׁ, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, נֶחְלְקָה הָעֵדוּת וְאֵין כָּאן נְזִירוּת. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, יֵשׁ בִּכְלָל חָמֵשׁ שְׁתַּיִם, שֶׁיְּהֵא נָזִיר שְׁתָּיִם:

ז׳
Bartenura

אלו מעידים שנדר שתים – two [periods of] Naziriteship and those [witnesses] testify that he took a vow for five [periods of] Naziriteship; at the same time that you state that he took a vow for two [Naziriteships], wwe testify that he took a vow of five Naziriteships, and he states that he did not take a vow at all.

בש"א נחלקה העדות – since they contradict each other, their words are voided, and there isn’t any testimony at all.

וב"ה אומר יש בכלל חמש שתים – and he will be a Nazirite for two years.

אלו מעידים שנדר שתים. שתי נזיריות:

ואלו מעידים שנדר חמש. באותה שעה שאתם אומרים שנדר שתים, אנו מעידים שנדר חמש נזירות. והוא אומר שלא נדר כלל:

בית שמאי אומרים נחלקה העדות. הואיל ומכחישות זו את זו נתבטלו דבריהם ואין כאן עדות כלל:

ובית הלל אומרים יש בבלל חמש שתים. ויהא נזיר שתים: