Derasha 26 on Naso 6:12

Parashas Naso · Passuk 6:12

The Complete Passuk

וְהִזִּ֤יר לַֽיהֹוָה֙ אֶת־יְמֵ֣י נִזְר֔וֹ וְהֵבִ֛יא כֶּ֥בֶשׂ בֶּן־שְׁנָת֖וֹ לְאָשָׁ֑ם וְהַיָּמִ֤ים הָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ יִפְּל֔וּ כִּ֥י טָמֵ֖א נִזְרֽוֹ׃

and they shall rededicate to GOD their term as nazirite, bringing a lamb in its first year as a penalty offering. The previous period shall be void, since the consecrated hair was defiled.

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Source: Nazir 18a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Nazir 18a
והזיר לה׳ את ימי נזרו —\ldots מה ת״ל.

English: “And he shall separate to Hashem the days of his naziriteship” — \ldots what does this teach?

In context: After impurity the nazir must restart the count; the verse frames the renewed period as a fresh dedication.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal detail the restart of the nazirite count after defilement by the dead.