## Nazir Daf 57a

###### Nazir 57a:1
[Nazir 57a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/57a:1)

**גְּמָ׳** אִיבַּעְיָא לְהוּ: עֶצֶם כִּשְׂעוֹרָה — הֲלָכָה, וּרְבִיעִית דָּם — קַל וָחוֹמֶר, וְאֵין דָּנִין קַל וָחוֹמֶר מֵהֲלָכָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **A dilemma was raised before** the Sages with regard to the *halakha* transmitted to Moses from Sinai mentioned in the mishna: Is the *halakha* that a nazirite must shave for **a bone that is a barley-grain**-**bulk a *halakha*** transmitted to Moses from Sinai, **and** it was the status of **a quarter-***log* **of blood** that Rabbi Akiva sought to derive as **an *a fortiori*** inference, **and** with regard to this claim they said: **One does not derive an *a fortiori*** inference **from a *halakha*** transmitted to Moses from Sinai?


###### Nazir 57a:2
[Nazir 57a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/57a:2)

אוֹ דִלְמָא: רְבִיעִית דָּם — הֲלָכָה, וְעֶצֶם כִּשְׂעוֹרָה — קַל וָחוֹמֶר, וְאֵין דָּנִין קַל וָחוֹמֶר מֵהֲלָכָה? תָּא שְׁמַע: עֶצֶם כִּשְׂעוֹרָה — הֲלָכָה, וּרְבִיעִית דָּם — קַל וָחוֹמֶר, וְאֵין דָּנִין קַל וָחוֹמֶר מֵהֲלָכָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Or perhaps** the ruling that **a quarter-***log* **of blood** imparts ritual impurity in a tent is the ***halakha*** transmitted to Moses from Sinai, **and** Rabbi Akiva sought to use the case of **a bone that is a barley-grain**-**bulk** as the source of **an *a fortiori*** inference that a nazirite must shave for a quarter-*log* as well, to which the Sages replied that **one does not derive an *a fortiori*** inference **from a *halakha*** transmitted to Moses from Sinai. The Gemara answers: **Come** and **hear** the unequivocal statement of a *baraita*: **A bone that is a barley-grain**-**bulk** is **a *halakha*, and a quarter-***log* **of blood** is **an *a fortiori*** inference, **and one does not derive an *a fortiori*** inference **from a *halakha*.**


###### Nazir 57a:3
[Nazir 57a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/57a:3)

**הֲדַרַן עֲלָךְ כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל**


###### Nazir 57a:4
[Nazir 57a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/57a:4)

**שְׁנֵי נְזִירִים** שֶׁאָמַר לָהֶן אֶחָד ״רָאִיתִי אֶחָד מִכֶּם שֶׁנִּטְמָא, וְאֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ אֵיזֶה מִכֶּם״ — מְגַלְּחִין, וּמְבִיאִין קׇרְבַּן טוּמְאָה וְקׇרְבַּן טׇהֳרָה. וְאוֹמֵר: אִם אֲנִי הוּא טָמֵא — קׇרְבַּן טוּמְאָה שֶׁלִּי וְקׇרְבַּן טׇהֳרָה שֶׁלְּךָ, וְאִם אֲנִי הוּא הַטָּהוֹר — קׇרְבַּן טׇהֳרָה שֶׁלִּי וְקׇרְבַּן טוּמְאָה שֶׁלְּךָ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** With regard to **two nazirites, where one** other person **said to them: I saw one of you become impure, but I do not know which** one **of you** it was, they must each complete their naziriteship terms, **shave** their hair, **and** both together **bring an offering of ritual impurity and an offering of purity,** due to the uncertainty. **And** one of them **says** to the other: **If I am** the **impure** one, **the offering of impurity is mine and the offering of purity is yours; and if I am** the **pure** one, **the offering of purity is mine and the offering of impurity is yours.**


###### Nazir 57a:5
[Nazir 57a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/57a:5)

וְסוֹפְרִין שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם, וּמְבִיאִין קׇרְבַּן טׇהֳרָה, וְאוֹמֵר: אִם אֲנִי הוּא הַטָּמֵא — קׇרְבַּן טוּמְאָה שֶׁלִּי וְקׇרְבַּן טׇהֳרָה שֶׁלְּךָ, וְזֶה קׇרְבַּן טׇהֳרָתִי. וְאִם אֲנִי הוּא הַטָּהוֹר — קׇרְבַּן טׇהֳרָה שֶׁלִּי וְקׇרְבַּן טוּמְאָה שֶׁלְּךָ, וְזֶה קׇרְבַּן טׇהֳרָתְךָ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And** because of the uncertainty **they** each **count** a further **thirty days** of naziriteship **and** both together **bring an offering of purity. And** one of them **says: If I am the** previously **impure one,** that **offering of impurity** sacrificed earlier was **mine, and the offering of purity** was **yours; and this** offering sacrificed now **is my offering of purity. And if I am the** previously **pure one, the offering of purity** brought earlier was **mine, and the offering of impurity** was **yours; and this** current offering **is your offering of purity.**


###### Nazir 57a:6
[Nazir 57a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/57a:6)

**גְּמָ׳** קָתָנֵי: שְׁנֵי נְזִירִים שֶׁאָמַר לָהֶם ״רָאִיתִי אֶחָד מִכֶּם שֶׁנִּטְמָא, וְאֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ אֵיזֶה מִכֶּם״. וְאַמַּאי? כֹּל סְפֵק טוּמְאָה בִּרְשׁוּת הַיָּחִיד מֵהֵיכָא יָלְפִינַן לֵהּ — מִסּוֹטָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The mishna **teaches** with regard to **two nazirites,** that **if one** other person **said to them: I saw one of you become impure, but I do not know which one of you** it was, they must bring an offering of ritual impurity and an offering of purity. The Gemara expresses surprise at this case: **But why** should they be defined as having **uncertain impurity?** After all, the general principle that **any uncertain impurity in a private domain** is considered impure, **from where do we derive this? From** the case of **a *sota*.**


###### Nazir 57a:7
[Nazir 57a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/57a:7)

מָה סוֹטָה, בּוֹעֵל וְנִבְעֶלֶת, אַף כֹּל סְפֵק טוּמְאָה בִּרְשׁוּת הַיָּחִיד, כְּגוֹן דְּאִיכָּא בֵּי תְרֵי. אֲבָל הָכָא, שְׁנֵי נְזִירִים וְהַאי דְּקָאֵי גַּבֵּיהוֹן — הָא תְּלָתָא, הָוֵה לֵיהּ סְפֵק טוּמְאָה בִּרְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים, וְכֹל סְפֵק טוּמְאָה בִּרְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים — סְפֵיקוֹ טָהוֹר!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Yet this situation is not similar to that of a *sota*, as **just as** the case of **a *sota*** involves only **an adulterer and an adulteress, so too any uncertain impurity in a private domain** is considered impure only in a case **where there are** no more than **two** people present. **However,** in the mishna **here** there are **two nazirites and this** other individual **who is standing alongside them,** who witnessed one of them become impure, which makes a total of **three.** Consequently, **this is an uncertain impurity in the public domain,** as three people are sufficient for the place to be considered a public domain with regard to this *halakha*, **and** the *halakha* with regard to **any uncertain impurity in the public domain** is that **its uncertainty** is considered **pure.**


###### Nazir 57a:8
[Nazir 57a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nazir/r/57a:8)

אָמַר רַבָּה בַּר רַב הוּנָא: בְּאוֹמֵר ״רָאִיתִי טוּמְאָה שֶׁנִּזְרְקָה בֵּינֵיכֶם״. אָמַר רַב אָשֵׁי: דַּיְקָא נָמֵי

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabba bar Rav Huna said** that the mishna is referring **to one who says:** From a distance **I saw an impure** item **thrown between you.** Since he was not with them when one of the nazirites became impure, there were only two people present and therefore this is a case of uncertain impurity in a private domain. **Rav Ashi said:** The language of the mishna **is also precise,**