(Se dicesse :) "Sarò un nazirita da qui fino a quel luogo" [e si è tenuto sulla strada per andare in quel luogo], stimiamo il numero di giorni da qui a quel luogo —Se meno di trenta giorni, diventa un nazirita per trenta giorni; in caso contrario, per il numero di giorni (ci vuole per arrivarci). [Ma se non ha continuato ad andare lì, è considerato come uno che ha detto: "da qui fino alla fine del mondo", e diventa un nazirita per trenta giorni, sia che il posto fosse vicino o lontano, persino una passeggiata ( distanza) di molti anni, il suo intento era stato "solo un grande naziritismo".
Bartenura on Mishnah Nazir
הריני נזיר מכאן ועד מקום פלוני – he took hold of it on the road in order to go to that place, but if he did not take hold of it to go to that place, he is made like someone who says, “from here until [as long as it takes to go to] the end of the world and he is a Nazirite for thirty days, whether the place was near or it was far and even if was a distance of several years for he didn’t intend other than one long-period of Naziriteship.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Nazir
Introduction
In mishnah three we learned that if one says “Behold I am a nazirite from here until the end of the world” he is a nazirite for only thirty days, because he did not specify the length of his vow. Our mishnah teaches that if he does specify the place to which he refers, he may be a nazirite for as long as it takes to get to such and such a place.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Nazir
[If one says,] “Behold, I am a nazirite, as [long as it takes to get] from here to such and such a place,” we estimate the number of days [journey] from here to the place mentioned. If this is less than thirty days, he becomes a nazirite for thirty days; Otherwise he becomes a nazirite for that number of days. In this case, the court simply estimates how long it would take to get from the place where he vows to the place that he mentions. If it would take less than thirty days, then he is a nazirite for thirty days. As we have noted, one can never be a nazirite for less than thirty days. However, if it takes longer, then he is a nazirite for however many days it takes to get to that place.
