The Mishnah
נזיר ב׳Nazir 2
Perek 2 of 9 in Nazir — 10 mishnayot
Mishnah 1א׳
הֲרֵינִי נָזִיר מִן הַגְּרוֹגָרוֹת וּמִן הַדְּבֵלָה, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, נָזִיר, וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, אֵינוֹ נָזִיר. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, אַף כְּשֶׁאָמְרוּ בֵית שַׁמַּאי, לֹא אָמְרוּ אֶלָּא בְאוֹמֵר הֲרֵי הֵן עָלַי קָרְבָּן:
[If one says] "Behold, I am a Nazirite from dried figs" or "from common figs," Beit Shammai say: he is a Nazirite, and Beit Hillel say: He is not a Nazirite. Rabbi Yehuda said: Even what was said by Beit Shammai, was only said of one who says, "Behold, they are a sacrifice unto me."
Mishnah 2ב׳
אָמַר, אָמְרָה פָרָה זוֹ הֲרֵינִי נְזִירָה אִם עוֹמֶדֶת אָנִי. אָמַר, הַדֶּלֶת הַזֶּה הֲרֵינִי נָזִיר אִם נִפְתָּח אָנִי. בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, נָזִיר, וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, אֵינוֹ נָזִיר. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, אַף כְּשֶׁאָמְרוּ בֵית שַׁמַּאי, לֹא אָמְרוּ אֶלָּא בְאוֹמֵר הֲרֵי פָרָה זוֹ עָלַי קָרְבָּן אִם עוֹמֶדֶת הִיא:
If he said, "This cow said 'I am a Nazirite if I stand,'" "this door said 'I am a Nazirite if I am opened,'" Beit Shammai say, he is a Nazirite and Beit Hillel say he is not a Nazirite. Rabbi Yehuda said, even what was said by Beit Shammai was only said of one who says, "This cow is a sacrifice unto me if it stands up.'"
Mishnah 3ג׳
מָזְגוּ לוֹ אֶת הַכּוֹס, וְאָמַר הֲרֵינִי נָזִיר מִמֶּנוּ, הֲרֵי זֶה נָזִיר. מַעֲשֶׂה בְאִשָּׁה אַחַת שֶׁהָיְתָה שִׁכּוֹרָה וּמָזְגוּ לָהּ אֶת הַכּוֹס, וְאָמְרָה הֲרֵינִי נְזִירָה מִמֶּנּוּ, אָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים, לֹא נִתְכַּוְּנָה אֶלָּא לוֹמַר הֲרֵי הוּא עָלַי קָרְבָּן:
[If] they mixed a cup for him, and he said, "I am a Nazirite from it," he is a Nazirite. There was a story of a women who was drunk; they mixed a cup for her and she said, "I am a Nazirite from it." The Sages said, her only intention was to say "It is a sacrifice unto me."
Mishnah 4ד׳
הֲרֵינִי נָזִיר עַל מְנָת שֶׁאֱהֵא שׁוֹתֶה יַיִן וּמִטַּמֵּא לְמֵתִים, הֲרֵי זֶה נָזִיר וְאָסוּר בְּכֻלָּן. יוֹדֵעַ אֲנִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ נְזִירוּת אֲבָל אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ שֶׁהַנָּזִיר אָסוּר בְּיַּיִן, הֲרֵי זֶה אָסוּר. וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מַתִּיר. יוֹדֵעַ אֲנִי שֶׁהַנָּזִיר אָסוּר בְּיַּיִן אֲבָל סָבוּר הָיִיתִי שֶׁחֲכָמִים מַתִּירִים לִי מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאֵין אֲנִי יָכוֹל לִחְיוֹת אֶלָּא בְיַּיִן, אוֹ מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאֲנִי קוֹבֵר אֶת הַמֵּתִים, הֲרֵי זֶה מֻתָּר. וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹסֵר:
"I am a Nazirite on condition that I can drink wine and become impure through corpses," he is a Nazirite and forbidden from all of them [the prohibitions of a Nazirite]. "I know that there is nezirut, but I didn't know that a Nazirite is forbidden from wine," it is forbidden [to him]. Rabbi Shimon says it is permitted [to him]. "I know that a Nazirite is forbidden from wine, but I thought the Sages would permit it for me, because I cannot live without wine," or "because I bury corpses," then he is permitted [these things]. Rabbi Shimon forbids [these from him].
Mishnah 5ה׳
הֲרֵינִי נָזִיר וְעָלַי לְגַלֵּחַ נָזִיר, וְשָׁמַע חֲבֵרוֹ וְאָמַר וַאֲנִי וְעָלַי לְגַלֵּחַ נָזִיר, אִם הָיוּ פִקְּחִים, מְגַלְּחִים זֶה אֶת זֶה. וְאִם לָאו, מְגַלְּחִים נְזִירִים אֲחֵרִים:
"I am a Nazirite and I take upon myself to shave a Nazirite [i.e. bring their concluding offerings on their behalf]," and his friend heard and said, "I as well, and I take upon myself to shave a Nazirite." If they are smart, they will shave each other. And if not, they will shave other Nazirites.
Mishnah 6ו׳
הֲרֵי עָלַי לְגַלֵּחַ חֲצִי נָזִיר, וְשָׁמַע חֲבֵרוֹ וְאָמַר וַאֲנִי עָלַי לְגַלֵּחַ חֲצִי נָזִיר, זֶה מְגַלֵּחַ נָזִיר שָׁלֵם וְזֶה מְגַלֵּחַ נָזִיר שָׁלֵם, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, זֶה מְגַלֵּחַ חֲצִי נָזִיר וְזֶה מְגַלֵּחַ חֲצִי נָזִיר:
"I take upon myself to shave half a Nazirite," and his friend hears and says, "I as well take upon myself to shave half a Nazirite;" this one must shave a full Nazirite and that one must shave a full Nazirite, the words of Rabbi Meir. And the Sages say that this one shaves half a Nazirite and that one shaves half a Nazirite.
Mishnah 7ז׳
הֲרֵינִי נָזִיר לִכְשֶׁיִּהְיֶה לִי בֵן, וְנוֹלַד לוֹ בֵן, הֲרֵי זֶה נָזִיר. נוֹלַד לוֹ בַת, טֻמְטוּם, וְאַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס, אֵינוֹ נָזִיר. אִם אָמַר, כְּשֶׁאֶרְאֶה, כְּשֶׁיִּהְיֶה לִי וָלָד, אֲפִלּוּ נוֹלַד לוֹ בַת, טֻמְטוּם, וְאַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס, הֲרֵי זֶה נָזִיר:
"I am a Nazirite once I have a son," and he has a son, he is a Nazirite. If he had a daughter, or a tumtum [person with recessed sexual organs whose gender is therefore impossible to determine, presently, by external examination. It is halachically uncertain whether such a person is male or female] or an androginos [person with both male and female sexual organs. It is halachically uncertain whether such a person is male, female or, perhaps, has a uniquely defined halachic gender.] he is not a Nazirite. If he said, "when I see that I have had a child," even if he had a daughter, tumtum or androginos, he is a Nazirite.
Mishnah 8ח׳
הִפִּילָה אִשְׁתּוֹ, אֵינוֹ נָזִיר. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, יֹאמַר, אִם הָיָה בֶן קְיָמָא, הֲרֵי אֲנִי נְזִיר חוֹבָה. וְאִם לָאו, הֲרֵי אֲנִי נְזִיר נְדָבָה. חָזְרָה וְיָלְדָה, הֲרֵי זֶה נָזִיר. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, יֹאמַר, אִם הָרִאשׁוֹן בֶּן קְיָמָא, הָרִאשׁוֹן חוֹבָה וְזוֹ נְדָבָה. וְאִם לָאו, הָרִאשׁוֹן נְדָבָה וְזוֹ חוֹבָה:
If his wife miscarried, he is not a Nazirite. Rabbi Shimon says, he should say, "If it was viable, I am an obligatory Nazirite. If not, I am a voluntary Nazirite." If she had another child, he is a Nazirite. Rabbi Shimon says, He should say, "If the first was viable, the first is obligatory and this one is voluntary. If not, the first is voluntary and this one is obligatory."
Mishnah 9ט׳
הֲרֵינִי נָזִיר, וְנָזִיר כְּשֶׁיִּהְיֶה לִי בֵן, הִתְחִיל מוֹנֶה אֶת שֶׁלּוֹ וְאַחַר כָּךְ נוֹלַד לוֹ בֵן, מַשְׁלִים אֶת שֶׁלּוֹ וְאַחַר כָּךְ מוֹנֶה אֶת שֶׁל בְּנוֹ. הֲרֵינִי נָזִיר כְּשֶׁיִּהְיֶה לִי בֵן וְנָזִיר, הִתְחִיל מוֹנֶה אֶת שֶׁלּוֹ וְאַחַר כָּךְ נוֹלַד לוֹ בֵן, מַנִּיחַ אֶת שֶׁלּוֹ וּמוֹנֶה אֶת שֶׁל בְּנוֹ, וְאַחַר כָּךְ מַשְׁלִים אֶת שֶׁלּוֹ:
"I am a Nazirite, and I'll be a Nazirite when I have a son"; if he began counting his own [term], and then afterwards had a son, he should finish his own, and afterwards count for his son. "I am a Nazirite once I have a son, and I am a Nazirite"; if he began counting his own [term], and then afterwards had a son, he should put his own aside, count for his son, and afterwards finish his own.
Mishnah 10י׳
הֲרֵינִי נָזִיר לִכְשֶׁיְּהֵא לִי בֵן, וְנָזִיר מֵאָה יוֹם. נוֹלַד לוֹ בֵן עַד שִׁבְעִים, לֹא הִפְסִיד כְּלוּם. לְאַחַר שִׁבְעִים, סוֹתֵר שִׁבְעִים, שֶׁאֵין תִּגְלַחַת פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁלשִׁים יוֹם:
"I am a Nazirite once I have a son, and I am a Nazirite for one hundred days"; if [a son] is born within the first seventy days, he has lost nothing. If a son is born after the first seventy days, the seventy days are cancelled, for one may not shave for [a term] fewer than thirty days.
Mishnah, Torat Emet 357 edition, via Sefaria — public domain
English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0