Derasha 18 on Naso 6:03

Parashas Naso · Passuk 6:03

The Complete Passuk

מִיַּ֤יִן וְשֵׁכָר֙ יַזִּ֔יר חֹ֥מֶץ יַ֛יִן וְחֹ֥מֶץ שֵׁכָ֖ר לֹ֣א יִשְׁתֶּ֑ה וְכׇל־מִשְׁרַ֤ת עֲנָבִים֙ לֹ֣א יִשְׁתֶּ֔ה וַעֲנָבִ֛ים לַחִ֥ים וִיבֵשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א יֹאכֵֽל׃

they shall abstain from wine and any other intoxicant; they shall not drink vinegar of wine or of any other intoxicant, neither shall they drink anything in which grapes have been steeped, nor eat grapes fresh or dried.

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Source: Nazir 4a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Nazir 4a
מיין ושכר — נאמר כאן שכר ונאמר להלן שכר, מה להלן רביעית אף כאן רביעית.

English: “From wine and strong drink” — “shechar” is said here and “shechar” is said elsewhere; just as there it is a revi’is, so here it is a revi’is.

In context: The gezerah shavah fixes the minimum quantity that constitutes a violation of the nazir’s prohibition.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal establish the measure of a revi’is as the threshold for the nazir’s wine prohibition.