## Nazir Daf 39a

###### Nazir 39a:1
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אוֹתְבֵיהּ חָמֵשׁ, וּמֵאַחַר דְּלָא תַּנְיָא חָמֵשׁ, מַאי טַעְמָא אוֹתְבֵיהּ? אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: אֲנָא סְבַרִי לָאו גְּמָרָא הִיא בִּידֵיהּ, וְהָדַר בֵּיהּ. וְלָא יָדַעְנָא דִּגְמָרָא הִיא בִּידֵיהּ, וְלָא הָדַר בֵּיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Rav Pappa himself **raised** his **objection to** Abaye’s opinion based on the premise that the *tanna* taught **five** sets of lashes, **and since** in the *baraita* it **is not taught five** sets of lashes, **what is the reason** that Rav Pappa **raised** his **objection to** Abaye’s opinion? **Rav Pappa said: I held** that **it is not a tradition in** Abaye’s **hand** that a nazirite is also flogged for “anything that is made of the grapevine,” but merely his own opinion, **and** therefore I assumed that were I to cite a *baraita* that explicitly contradicts his opinion **he** would **retract** his opinion. Consequently, I myself changed the wording of the *baraita* to see how Abaye would respond. **But I did not know that** this *halakha* **is a tradition in** Abaye’s **hand and** that therefore **he did not** retract his opinion.


###### Nazir 39a:2
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רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן עֲזַרְיָה אוֹמֵר כּוּ׳. אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: כְּמַאן מְתַרְגְּמִינַן ״מִפּוּרְצְנִין וְעַד עִיצּוּרִין״ — כְּרַבִּי יוֹסֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna taught: **Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya says:** He is liable only if he eats at least two *ḥartzannim* and one *zag* that together form the volume of an olive-bulk. The mishna then cites two opinions as to whether *ḥartzan* is a grape seed and *zag* is the skin, or the reverse. **Rav Yosef said: In accordance with whose** opinion do **we translate** the verse “from *ḥartzannim* to *zag*” (Numbers 6:4) as: **From the seeds [*purtzanin*] to the skins [*itzurin*]?** He explains: This translation is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Yosei.**


###### Nazir 39a:3
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**מַתְנִי׳** סְתַם נְזִירוּת — שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם. גִּילַּח אוֹ שֶׁגִּילְּחוּהוּ לִסְטִים — סוֹתֵר שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם. נָזִיר שֶׁגִּילַּח בֵּין בְּזוּג בֵּין בְּתַעַר, אוֹ שֶׁסִּיפְסֵף כׇּל שֶׁהוּא — חַיָּיב.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **A naziriteship** of **unspecified** length lasts for **thirty days.** If a nazirite **shaved** his hair during that period, **or if he was shaved by bandits [*listim*]** against his will, this **negates thirty days** of his naziriteship, which he must count afresh. With regard to **a nazirite who shaved** his hair, **whether** he did so **with scissors or with a razor, or** if he **pulled out [*sifsef* ] any amount,** he **is liable.**


###### Nazir 39a:4
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**גְּמָ׳** אִיבַּעְיָא לְהוּ: הַאי מַזְיָא מִלְּתַחַת רָבֵי אוֹ מִלְּעֵיל? לְמַאי נָפְקָא מִינַּהּ? לְנָזִיר שֶׁגִּילְּחוּהוּ לִיסְטִים וְשִׁיְּירוּ בּוֹ כְּדֵי לָכוֹף רֹאשׁוֹ לְעִיקָּרוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **A dilemma was raised before** the Sages: Does **this hair** that grows on the body **grow from the bottom or from the top?** Which part of the hair is new? The Gemara explains: **What** is the **difference** between these possibilities? The Gemara answers: It is relevant for the case **of a nazirite who was shaved by bandits** or shaved himself, **but** his head was not entirely shaved. Rather, **they left** part **of it,** so that the hair is long **enough to bend its end to its root.**


###### Nazir 39a:5
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אִי אָמְרַתְּ מִלְּתַחַת רָבֵי — נְזִירוּת הָא שַׁקְלֵיהּ. אֶלָּא אִי אָמְרַתְּ מִלְּעֵיל רָבֵי — מַאי דְּאַקְדֵּישׁ הָא קָאֵים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains the two sides of the dilemma: **If you say** that hair **grows from the bottom, he has removed** the hair of **the naziriteship,** which is the hair he vowed not to shave, and therefore he must add extra days to his term of naziriteship to allow for its proper growth. **But if you say that** it **grows from the top, that** hair **which he sanctified still exists** in part. Consequently, he may conclude his naziriteship and perform the mitzva of shaving.


###### Nazir 39a:6
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תָּא שְׁמַע מֵהָא אִינְבָּא חַיָּה דְּקָאֵים בְּעִיקְבָּא דְבִינְתָּא, וְאִי סָלְקָא דַעְתָּךְ מִלְּתַחַת רָבֵי — בְּרֵישָׁא דְבִינְתָּא בָּעֵי לְמֵיקַם. לְעוֹלָם מִלְּתַחַת רָבֵי וְאַגַּב חַיּוּתָא נָחֵית וְאָזֵיל אִינְבָּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara suggests: **Come** and **hear** a solution to this dilemma **from** an examination of **this live louse [*inba*], which is** always **found in the root of the hair. And if it should enter your mind** that hair **grows from the bottom,** the louse **should be situated on the end of the hair,** as it would be pushed up with the hair’s growth. The Gemara rejects this suggestion: **Actually,** one could say that hair **grows from the bottom, and because it is alive the louse continuously descends,** as it is always crawling toward the scalp from where it draws its nourishment.


###### Nazir 39a:7
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תָּא שְׁמַע אִינְבָּא מֵתָה בְּרֵישָׁא דְבִינְתָּא, וְאִי סָלְקָא דַעְתָּךְ מִלְּעֵיל רָבֵי — בְּעִיקְבָּא דְבִינְתָּא בָּעֵי לְמֵיקַם. הָתָם נָמֵי, מִשּׁוּם דְּלֵית בַּהּ חֵילָא שָׂרוֹגֵי שָׂרֵיגָא וְאָזֵיל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara suggests another proof: **Come** and **hear** from the fact that **a dead louse is** invariably **found on the end of the hair. And if it should enter your mind** that hair **grows from on top,** it **should be situated on the root of the hair.** The Gemara rejects this: **There too,** one could say that **because it has no strength it is caught** where it was when it died **and goes** up with the growing hair.


###### Nazir 39a:8
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תָּא שְׁמַע מִבְּלוֹרִית דְּכוּשִׁיִּים, דְּבָתַר דִּמְגַדְּלִין לַהּ רָפְיָא מִלְּתַחַת. הָתָם נָמֵי, אַיְּידֵי דְּקָמְטָא הִיא מִשִּׁיכְבָא דְּרָפְיָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara proposes a different proof: **Come** and **hear from** an examination of **the long hair [*belorit*] of gentiles,** which is grown for idolatrous purposes, by braiding the ends of the hair. **As, after they braid it, it becomes loose underneath,** which suggests that hair grows from below. The Gemara rejects this: **There too, since it crumples from** the effect of the person who **lies** upon it, **it becomes loose** underneath.


###### Nazir 39a:9
[Nazir 39a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/39a:9)

תָּא שְׁמַע מִסְּקַרְתָּא, דְּרָפֵי עַמְרָא מִלְּתַחַת, וְתַנְיָא. וְתוּ: כַּד צָבְעִי סָבַיָּא דִּיקְנְהוֹן חָוְורָן

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara offers an additional suggestion: **Come** and **hear** from **the dye** used on sheep, **as the** dyed **wool becomes loose underneath.** This shows that hair grows from the bottom. The Gemara adds: **And** this case of dyeing sheep is not merely anecdotal, as it **was taught** with regard to the *halakhot* of animal tithe. **And furthermore, when old men dye their beards,** we see that the beards **turn white**