Derasha 28 on Naso 6:14

Parashas Naso · Passuk 6:14

The Complete Passuk

וְהִקְרִ֣יב אֶת־קׇרְבָּנ֣וֹ לַיהֹוָ֡ה כֶּ֩בֶשׂ֩ בֶּן־שְׁנָת֨וֹ תָמִ֤ים אֶחָד֙ לְעֹלָ֔ה וְכַבְשָׂ֨ה אַחַ֧ת בַּת־שְׁנָתָ֛הּ תְּמִימָ֖ה לְחַטָּ֑את וְאַֽיִל־אֶחָ֥ד תָּמִ֖ים לִשְׁלָמִֽים׃

As an offering to GOD they shall present: one male lamb in its first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering; one ewe lamb in its first year, without blemish, for a purgation offering; one ram without blemish for an offering of well-being;

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Source: Nazir 45b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Nazir 45b
לחטאת ואיל אחד — הקיש איל לחטאת: שאם גלח על אחד משלשתן יצא.

English: “For a sin-offering and one ram” — Scripture compares the ram to the sin-offering: if he shaved after any one of the three offerings, he has fulfilled [the requirement].

In context: Although ideally all three offerings precede the haircutting, the midrash validates shaving after any single one of them.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that shaving after any one of the three concluding offerings discharges the nazir’s hair obligation.