[120a - 27 lines; 120b - 29 lines]

1a)[line 3]שהורתה בדרךHORASAH BA'DERECH- her conception was during the journey (on the way to Mitzrayim)

b)[line 3]ונולדה בין החומותV'NOLDAH BEIN HA'CHOMOS- and she was born [while they passed through the gates] between the walls (of Mitzrayim)

2)[line 7]סימני נערותSIMANEI NA'ARUS- signs of youth

3)[line 7]נתעדן הבשרNIS'ADEN HA'BASAR- her flesh became soft

4)[line 8]נתפשטו הקמטיןNISPASHTU HA'KEMATIN- her wrinkles smoothed out

5)[line 8](ויחזור) [ויחזיר] מיבעי ליה(VA'YACHZOR) [VA'YACHZIR] MIBA'I LEI- the verse should say that "he returned [her to himself]" (since she was married to him previously) (the Girsa VA'YACHZIR is from the Iyun Yakov)

6)[line 9]מעשה לקוחיןMA'ASEH LIKUCHIN- a marriage ceremony

7)[line 9]הושיבה באפריוןHOSHIVAH B'APIRYON- he sat her in a sedan chair (which is used to carry a bride to the Chupah in the wedding procession)

8)[line 10]"[מוֹשִׁיבִי עֲקֶרֶת הַבַּיִת] אֵם הַבָּנִים שְׂמֵחָה""[MOSHIVI AKERES HA'BAYIS] EM HA'BANIM SEMECHAH"- "[He turns the barren wife into] a happy mother of children." (Tehilim 113:9)

9)[line 10]מנאן הכתוב דרך גדולתןMENA'AN HA'KASUV DERECH GEDULASAN- the verse enumerates them in the order of their ages

10a)[line 11]בישיבה, הלך אחר חכמהB'YESHIVAH, HALECH ACHAR CHOCHMAH- at an assembly (of Torah scholars), follow the order of wisdom (and seat the wisest at the head)

b)[line 12]במסיבה, הלך אחר זקנהBI'MESIBAH HALECH ACHAR ZIKNAH- at a banquet, follow the order of age (and seat the oldest at the head)

11)[line 12]דמפליגMAFLIG- far beyond the others

12)[line 13]שקולותSHEKULOS- they were equal

13)[line 14]הויה אחת לכולןHAVAYAH ACHAS L'CHULAN- the verse says one term of "Havayah" ("being or getting [married]," i.e. the word "va'Tiheyenah" (Bamidbar 36:11)) to refer to all of them

14)[line 14]הותרו להנשא לכל השבטיםHUTRU L'HINASEI L'CHOL HA'SHEVATIM- they were permitted to marry into any of the tribes

15)[line 15]"[זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה ה' לִבְנוֹת צְלָפְחָד לֵאמֹר,] לַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיהֶם תִּהְיֶינָה לְנָשִׁים; אַךְ לְמִשְׁפַּחַת מַטֵּה אֲבִיהֶם תִּהְיֶינָה לְנָשִׁים""[ZEH HA'DAVAR ASHER TZIVAH HA'SH-M LI'VNOS TZELOFCHAD LEIMOR,] 'LA'TOV B'EINEIHEM TIHEYENAH L'NASHIM, ACH L'MISHPACHAS MATEH AVIHEM TIHEYENAH L'NASHIM'"- "[This is the thing that HaSh-m commanded for the daughters of Tzelofchad, saying,] 'To those who find favor in their eyes they shall become wives, but only to the family of their father's tribe shall they be wives.'" (Bamidbar 36:6)

16)[line 17]"אֱמוֹר אֲלֵיהֶם, לְדוֹרוֹתֵיכֶם, [כָּל אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִקְרַב מִכָּל זַרְעֲכֶם אֶל הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יַקְדִּישׁוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַה' , וְטֻמְאָתוֹ עָלָיו; וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִלְּפָנַי, אֲנִי ה']""EMOR ALEIHEM, 'L'DOROSEICHEM, [KOL ISH ASHER YIKRAV MI'KOL ZAR'ACHEM EL HA'KODASHIM ASHER YAKDISHU VENEI YISRAEL LA'SH-M, V'TUM'ASO ALAV; V'NICHRESAH HA'NEFESH HA'HI MI'LEFANAI, ANI HASH-M']"- "Say to them, 'Throughout your generations [any man who shall come near [to eat], from among any of your offspring, the consecrated meat that the Bnei Yisrael sanctify unto HaSh-m, and his Tum'ah is upon him; that soul shall be cut off from before Me, I am HaSh-m']." (Vayikra 22:3) - From the word "l'Doroseichem" we infer that the Mitzvah applies for all times.

17)[line 20]"וְכָל בַּת יוֹרֶשֶׁת נַחֲלָה [מִמַּטּוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְאֶחָד מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת מַטֵּה אָבִיהָ תִּהְיֶה לְאִשָּׁה; לְמַעַן יִירְשׁוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ נַחֲלַת אֲבֹתָיו]""V'CHOL BAS YORESHES NACHALAH [MI'MATOS BNEI YISRAEL, L'ECHAD MI'MISHPACHAS MATEH AVIHA TIHEYEH L'ISHAH; L'MA'AN YIRESHU BNEI YISRAEL, ISH NACHALAS AVOSAV]"- "And every daughter who inherits her father's estate [from the tribes of Bnei Yisrael, shall get married to a member of the tribe of her father, so that all of Bnei Yisrael inherit the estates of their fathers]." (Bamidbar 36:8) - This Mitzvah applied only to the generation that left Mitzrayim

18)[line 23]הוא מותיב לה והוא מפרק להHU MOSIV LAH V'HU MEFAREK LAH- he asked the question and he himself answered it

19)[line 23]לברL'VAR- except for

20)[line 25]"זֶה הַדָּבָר""ZEH HA'DAVAR"- "This is the thing [that HaSh-m commanded for the daughters of Tzelofchad…]" (Bamidbar 36:6)

21)[line 25]דבר זהDAVAR ZEH- this thing (i.e. this Mitzvah)

22)[line 26]רבה זוטיRABAH ZUTI- the smaller (less prominent) Rabah, an Amora who lived at the time of Ravina and Rav Ashi

23a)[line 26]"זֶה הַדָּבָר" דשחוטי חוץ"ZEH HA'DAVAR" DI'SHECHUTEI CHUTZ- the phrase, "This is the thing [which HaSh-m commanded…]" (Vayikra 17:2), which the Torah uses regarding the Mitzvah of Shechutei Chutz (the prohibition to slaughter consecrated animals outside the Beis ha'Mikdash) [should also imply that the Mitzvah only applied for the generation that left Mitzrayim]

b)[line 26]דשחוטי חוץSHECHUTEI CHUTZ

The Torah obligates a person to bring all Kodshim that are fit to be offered as sacrifices to the Beis ha'Mikdash, as it states in Vayikra 17:1-7. Besides the Mitzvas Aseh, there is a Lav prohibiting their slaughter outside of the Azarah (Shechutei Chutz). The punishment for transgressing this is Kares (SEFER HA'CHINUCH Mitzvah #186), and the animal remains Asur b'Hana'ah.

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24)[line 1]דראשי המטותROSHEI HA'MATOS- the leaders of the tribes

25)[line 3]האי נמי ליליף "זה - זה" מהתםHAI NAMI LEILIF ZEH ZEH ME'HASAM- this one also (the Mitzvah of preventing ancestral property from leaving its tribe (Hesebas Nachalah; see Background to Bava Basra 111:39)) should be learned through a Gezeirah Shavah of "Zeh - Zeh" from there (from the Mitzvah of Shechutei Chutz)

26)[line 4]התם איצטריך לגזרה שוהHASAM ITZTERICH LI'GEZERAH SHAVAH- there (regarding Shechutei Chutz and Hafaras Nedarim), the Torah needs to state "Zeh ha'Davar" in order to teach a different law through this Gezeirah Shavah (and, therefore, we also use the Gezeirah Shavah to learn this law)

27)[line 5]לשתוק קרא מיניהLISHTOK KERA MINEI- let the verse be silent about it (and not write "Zeh ha'Davar" at all)

28)[line 13]שהפרת נדרים בשלשה הדיוטותHAFARAS NEDARIM BI'SHELOSHAH HEDYOTOS - the annulment of vows [may be performed] with [a Beis Din comprised of] three judges who are not ordained with Semichah (HATARAS NEDARIM)

(a)When an adult makes a Neder (or designates Chalah, Terumah or Kodshim) or Nezirus, and he regrets having made the Neder, he may have it revoked by a Beis Din of three (if they are not outstanding authorities) or a Yachid Mumcheh (an outstanding authority). The general method used is that Beis Din investigates whether the person would not have made the Neder in the first place had he been aware of a particular fact. This investigation provides the person with a "Pesach" (opening) with which the Beis Din can revoke the Neder.

(b)There is a Machlokes Rishonim as to the status of a Yachid Mumcheh. The RAN rules that he must be an outstanding Torah authority well versed in the laws of Nedarim. Others rule that in addition to the previous, the scholar must also have Semichah (RAMBAN, cited by the Ran in Nedarim 23a).

(c)Even though the topic of our Gemara is Hataras Nedarim, it uses the word "Hafaras Nedarim," which is a slightly different topic (see Background to Bava Metzia 96:13, and below, entry #33).

29)[line 15]ביחיד מומחהYACHID MUMCHEH- one individual who is an outstanding authority [in the laws of revoking vows]

30)[line 18]שֶׁיֵּשׁ שאלה בהקדשYESH SHE'ELAH B'HEKDESH- the mechanism of "She'elah" exists for Hekdesh. When a person consecrates an object to Hekdesh, he can request from a Chacham to annul his oath to give that item to Hekdesh. See above, entry #28:a, and below, entry #31.

31)[line 19]הקדש טעותHEKDESH TA'US

(a)According to Beis Shamai, if a person consecrated something to Hekdesh based on a mistaken premise, the Hekdesh is valid. The Mishnah (Nazir 30b) gives the example of a person who was Makdish "the black ox that will be the first to emerge from this house," thinking that a black ox would come out first, but in fact a white ox emerged first. The Hekdesh is still valid, since the person really meant to be Makdish the first ox even if it would be white, and his statement was based on a mistaken presumption. (See Insights to Nazir 30:1.) Similarly, if a person wanted to say, "This ox should be an Olah," but at the time of his statement he mistakenly said, "This ox should be a Shelamim," the ox is a Shelamim according to Beis Shamai, since we ignore the fact that the statement was made by mistake. Beis Shamai learns this from the laws of Temurah (in the Gemara in Nazir there).

(b)One consequence of Beis Shamai's ruling is that one cannot be Sho'el on Hekdesh (i.e. ask a Chacham to revoke it). She'eilah is accomplished by showing that the Neder (in this case, the Neder of Hekdesh) was based on a mistaken premise; according to Beis Shamai, though, even if the Hekdesh was based on a mistaken premise it is still valid. (See also Insights to Nazir 32:1.)

(c)Beis Hillel argues with Beis Shamai and maintains that an oath to make something Hekdesh that was made on a mistaken premise can be annulled, because such an oath is not absolutely binding.

32)[line 23]ואינו חייב על המולקEINO CHAYAV AL HA'MOLEK - one is not liable for punishment if he performs Melikah [outside of the Beis ha'Mikdash] (MELIKAH)

(a)Shechitah (ritual slaughter - see Background to Bava Kama 99:40) was not performed on birds that were brought as Korbanos. Instead, the Kohen performed Melikah by cutting the back of the neck of the bird with his right thumbnail, making sure to cut both Simanim (the trachea and the esophagus) of the Olas ha'Of or one Siman (either one) of the Chatas ha'Of. When performing Melikah on the Chatas ha'Of, he would make sure not to sever both Simanim of the bird ("v'Lo Yavdil" - Vayikra 5:8).

(b)Although Melikah takes the place of Shechitah for a bird, the prohibition of Shechutei Chutz does not apply; one is not liable for performing Melikah of a consecrated bird outside of the Beis ha'Mikdash.

33a)[line 24]לחכם מתיר ואין בעל מתירCHACHAM MATIR V'EIN BA'AL MATIR- a Chacham is "Matir" a vow, but a husband is not "Matir" a vow. The process through which a Chacham revokes a vow for someone differs from the process through which a husband annuls the vow of his wife. A Chacham must first find a basis for annulling the vow (see above, entry #28:a), and when he annuls it, he uses the term "Mutar Lach" (lit. "it is permitted to you"), making it completely permitted to the person, even retroactively. In contrast, a husband's authority to annul the vow does not require that the husband find a basis for annulment, but rather the husband annuls ("Mefer") and does not "permit" the vow. His annulment is effective only from now on, and not retroactively (since he did not make the vow itself permitted, but he annulled it so that it does not apply from now on).

b)[line 25]בעל מפר, ואין חכם מפרBA'AL MEFER V'EIN CHACHAM MEFER - a husband is "Mefer" a vow, but a Chacham is not "Mefer" a vow. See previous entry. (HAFARAS NEDARIM)

(a)A man has the right to annul certain vows of his wife and his young daughter, as the Torah states in Bamidbar 30:6, 9, 13-14. He accomplishes this by stating, on the day that he hears the vow, "Mufar Lach" ("[the vow] is annulled"). There is an argument among the Tana'im whether the vow must be annulled before nightfall on the day the husband/father heard it, or before 24 hours pass from when he heard it (Nedarim 77a); the former is the Halachic opinion.

(b)If the husband is "Mekayem" the vow even before the day is over (i.e. he upholds or endorses the vow; this is also referred to as "Kiyum" or "Hakamah"), by stating "[the vow] is endorsed," he can no longer be Mefer the vow. His wife or daughter must abide by her vow. (There is a disagreement among the Poskim as to whether the wife or daughter can remove the Neder through Hataras Nedarim after Hakamah - see Insights to Nedarim 69:1:a:1.)

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