## Nazir Daf 49a

###### Nazir 49a:1
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וּלְרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, מִכְּדֵי לָא שְׁנָא כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל לְחוֹדֵיהּ וְלָא שְׁנָא כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל וְהוּא נָזִיר, נָפְקָא מִ״לְּאָחִיו״, ״לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמּוֹ״ לְמָה לִי?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And according to** the derivation of **Rabbi Akiva, now** consider, it **is no different** whether the individual was **a High Priest alone, and** it **is no different** if he was **a High Priest who was** also **a nazirite;** the *halakha* that he must become impure to bury a *met mitzva* is **derived from** the phrase **“for his brother,”** stated with regard to a nazirite (Numbers 6:7). But if so, **why do I** need the expression **“for his father, or for his mother”** (Numbers 6:7)? The general prohibition against contracting impurity from any corpse should suffice.


###### Nazir 49a:2
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צְרִיכִי: דְּאִי כְּתַב ״אָבִיו״, הֲוָה אָמֵינָא: הַיְינוּ טַעְמָא דְּלָא מִיטַּמֵּא לֵיהּ — מִשּׁוּם דַּחֲזָקָה בְּעָלְמָא הוּא. אֲבָל אִמּוֹ דְּיָדְעִין דִּילֵידְתֵּיהּ — לִיטַמֵּא לַהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: Both **are necessary, as had** the verse **written** only “for **his father,” I would say** that **this is the reason** that a nazirite **may not become impure for** his father: **Because it is merely a presumption** that he is his father, as one cannot be absolutely sure of the identity of one’s father. **However,** with regard to **his mother, whom we know gave birth to him,** perhaps **let him become impure to** bury **her.** The verse therefore states: “His mother.”


###### Nazir 49a:3
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וְאִי כְּתַב רַחֲמָנָא ״אִמּוֹ״, הֲוָה אָמֵינָא: אִמּוֹ לָא לִיטַמֵּא לַהּ, דְּלָאו אָזֵיל זַרְעַהּ בָּתְרַהּ. אֲבָל אָבִיו, כֵּיוָן דְּאָמַר מָר ״לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבוֹתָם״, אֵימָא לִיטַמֵּא לֵיהּ — קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** conversely, **had the Merciful One written** only “for **his mother,” I would say** that it is solely **to** bury **his mother** that **he may not become impure, as her seed does not follow her,** i.e., a man’s lineage is determined by his father, not his mother. **However,** with regard to **his father, since the Master said** with regard to the verse **“by their families, by their fathers’ house”** (Numbers 1:2) that one’s family ancestry follows his father, you might **say: Let him become impure to** bury **him.** The verse therefore **teaches us** that a nazirite may not become impure to bury his father either.


###### Nazir 49a:4
[Nazir 49a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/49a:4)

״וְעַל כׇּל נַפְשׁוֹת מֵת לֹא יָבֹא״, לְמָה לִי?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: According to the derivation of Rabbi Akiva, **why do I** need the words **“neither shall he go in to any dead bodies”** (Leviticus 21:11), stated with regard to a High Priest?