Nazir 4:4-5

Nazir 4:4

Let’s say that a woman accepted nezirus upon herself and set aside the animals for her sacrifices, then her husband annulled her vow. If the animals belonged to her husband, they can be returned to the flocks. If they were hers, the animal for the sin offering must be left to die, while the burnt offering and the peace offering must be offered. The latter must be eaten in one day (as in the case of a nazir’s offering, as opposed to the two days of other peace offerings) but without the bread that accompanies a nazir’s peace offering. If she put aside money to purchase her offerings but did not specify which money was for which offering, it is given as a donation to the Temple. If money was designated for a sin offering, it is thrown into the Dead Sea; one is not permitted to benefit from it and using it constitutes misappropriation. Money designated for a burnt offering must be used to purchase a burnt offering and using it otherwise constitutes misappropriation. Money designated for a peace offering must be used to purchase a peace offering, which is eaten in one day and brought without bread.

Nazir 4:5

Once the blood of one of her sacrifices has been sprinkled on the altar, her husband may no longer annul her vow. Rabbi Akiva says he may not annul her vow even after one of the animals is slaughtered (even before the blood is sprinkled). This applies to the sacrifice brought for completing her nezirus, but when it comes to the sacrifice brought for being rendered ritually unclean, he may still annul the vow on the basis that he doesn’t want his wife to be unattractive (as a consequence of her nezirus). Rebbi says he may even still annul in the case of the sacrifice brought for completing her nezirus on the basis that he doesn’t want his wife to be shaved.