## Nazir Daf 46a

###### Nazir 46a:1
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רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: כֵּיוָן שֶׁנִּזְרַק עָלָיו אֶחָד מִן הַדָּמִים — הוּתַּר הַנָּזִיר לִשְׁתּוֹת בְּיַיִן וּלְהִיטַּמֵּא לְמֵתִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Shimon says: Once the blood** of **one** of the offerings **has been sprinkled on** the nazirite’s **behalf, the nazirite is permitted to drink wine and to contract ritual impurity** imparted **by a corpse.** The rest of the ritual is not indispensable for his purification.


###### Nazir 46a:2
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**גְּמָ׳** תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: ״וְאַחַר יִשְׁתֶּה הַנָּזִיר יַיִן״ — אַחַר הַמַּעֲשִׂים כּוּלָּן, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים: אַחַר מַעֲשֶׂה יְחִידִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **The Sages taught:** It states at the end of the passage dealing with naziriteship: **“And after that the nazirite may drink wine”** (Numbers 6:20), which means **after all the actions,** i.e., after he has sacrificed all the offerings and shaved, thereby completing the entire ritual of a nazirite. This is **the statement of Rabbi Eliezer. And the Rabbis say: After a single action.** He may drink wine after sacrificing one offering, even if he has yet to shave, as shaving is not indispensable for being permitted to drink wine.


###### Nazir 46a:3
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מַאי טַעְמַיְיהוּ דְּרַבָּנַן? כְּתִיב הָכָא ״וְאַחַר יִשְׁתֶּה הַנָּזִיר יָיִן״, וּכְתִיב הָתָם ״אַחַר הִתְגַּלְּחוֹ אֶת נִזְרוֹ״. מָה הָתָם ״אַחַר״ — מַעֲשֶׂה יְחִידִי, אַף כָּאן ״אַחַר״ — מַעֲשֶׂה יְחִידִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara clarifies: **What is the reason of the Rabbis? It is written here: “And after that the nazirite may drink wine,” and it is written there,** in the previous verse: “And the priest shall take the cooked foreleg…and place it on the palms of the nazirite **after he has shaven his naziriteship”** (Numbers 6:19). It is derived by verbal analogy: **Just as there** the term “after” means **after a single action,** i.e., shaving, **here too,** the term “after” means **after a single action,** sacrificing one offering.


###### Nazir 46a:4
[Nazir 46a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/46a:4)

אֵימָא עַד דְּאִיכָּא תַּרְוַויְיהוּ! אִי הָכִי, גְּזֵירָה שָׁוָה לְמָה לִי?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: Perhaps one can **say** that a nazirite is not permitted to drink wine **until there are both** actions, i.e., sacrificing an offering and shaving, as implied by a straightforward reading of the verse. The Gemara answers: **If so, why do I** need this **verbal analogy?** It must be teaching that a nazirite can drink wine after the performance of a single action.


###### Nazir 46a:5
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אָמַר רַב: תְּנוּפָה בְּנָזִיר מְעַכֶּבֶת. אַלִּיבָּא דְמַאן? אִילֵימָא אַלִּיבָּא דְרַבָּנַן — תִּגְלַחַת אָמְרִי רַבָּנַן לָא מְעַכְּבָא, תְּנוּפָה מִיבַּעְיָא?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **Rav said:** The priest’s lack of **waving** of the offering **of a nazirite precludes** the release of the prohibitions of his naziriteship. The Gemara asks: **According to whose opinion** did Rav state this *halakha*? **If we say** that he spoke **in accordance with** the opinion **of the Rabbis,** this is difficult, as **the Rabbis say** that even lack of **shaving does not preclude** the completion of his naziriteship. **Is** it **necessary,** then, to state that **waving,** which is not indispensable in the case of other offerings, is not essential for the ritual of a nazirite?


###### Nazir 46a:6
[Nazir 46a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/46a:6)

אֶלָּא אַלִּיבָּא דְּרַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר — פְּשִׁיטָא, הָאָמַר רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר: אַחַר מַעֲשִׂים כּוּלָּם! מַהוּ דְּתֵימָא: כֵּיוָן דִּלְעִנְיַן כַּפָּרָה שְׁיָרֵי מִצְוָה הִיא, הָכָא נָמֵי לָא תְּעַכֵּב, קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** will you say that it is **in accordance with** the opinion **of Rabbi Eliezer,** who permits a nazirite to drink wine only after he has completed the entire ritual? This **is obvious; didn’t Rabbi Eliezer say** that he is permitted to drink wine only **after all the actions** are completed? The Gemara answers that the statement is necessary, **lest you say: Since with regard to** the **atonement** effected by all other offerings, waving **is** considered **a peripheral aspect of the mitzva,** i.e., one achieves atonement even if he did not perform the ritual of waving, **here too** its lack **does not preclude** the release of a nazirite’s prohibitions. Rav therefore **teaches us** that according to the opinion of Rabbi Eliezer waving is essential in the case of a nazirite.