Introduction

Hebrew Text

English Translation

If one says to his fellow:

"Not chulin I won't eat of yours",

[or] "not kosher" or "not permitted",

[or] "pure" or "impure",

[or] "notar" or "pigul" -

[it is] forbidden.

[If one says to his fellow:]

"Like a lamb",

[or] "like enclosures",

[or] "like wood",

[or] "like fires",

[or] "like the altar",

[or] "like the sanctuary",

[or] "like Jerusalem",

if one made a vow on any of the instruments of the altar,

even though there was no mention of sacrifice -

behold this is a vow of a sacrifice.

Rabbi Yehuda says:

If he said "Jerusalem" he didn't say anything.

Explanation