The Jerusalem Talmud

Jerusalem Talmud Terumot 3.4

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משנה: הַמִּתְכַּוֵּין לוֹמַר תְּרוּמָה וְאָמַר מַעֲשֵׂר מַעֲשֵׂר וְאָמַר תְּרוּמָה. עוֹלָה וְאָמַר שְׁלָמִים שְׁלָמִים וְאָמַר עוֹלָה. שֶׁאֵינִי נִכְנַס לַבַּיִת זֶה וְאָמַר לַזֶּה. שֶׁאֵינִי נֶהֱנֵה לַזֶּה וְאָמַר לַזֶּה לֹא אָמַר כְּלוּם עַד שֶׁיְּהֵא פִּיו וְלִבּוֹ שָׁוִין.

MISHNAH: If somebody intends to say heave but says tithe, tithe but says heave, fire offering but says well-being offering, well-being offering but says fire offering, that I shall not enter this house and he says that one, that I shall have no enjoyment from this one and he says from that one, he did not say anything unless his statement and his intention be equal.

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הלכה: תַּמָּן תַּנִּינָן בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים הֶקְדֵּשׁ טָעוּת הֶקְדֵּשׁ. וְאָמַר רִבִּי יִרְמְיָה בָּא לוֹמַר חוּלִין אָמַר עוֹלָה קִדְּשָׁהּ. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּמִתְכַּוֵּין לְהֶקְדֵּשׁ אֲנָן קַיָימִין. אֶלָּא שֶׁטָּעָה מַחְמַת דָּבָר אַחֵר. וְהָדָא מַתְנִיתָא מַה הִיא. עַל דַּעְתֵּיהּ דְּרִבִּי יִרְמְיָה בְמַחְלוֹקֶת. עַל דַּעְתֵּיהּ דְּרִבִּי יוֹסֵי דִּבְרֵי הַכֹּל.

HALAKHAH: There, we have stated: “The House of Shammai say, dedication in error is dedication.” Rebbi Jeremiah said, if he intends to say “profane” and he says “fire sacrifice”, he dedicated it. Rebbi Yose said, we consider only if he intended to dedicate but he erred because of something else. What is the status of this Mishnah? In the opinion of Rebbi Jeremiah it is in dispute, in the opinion of Rebbi Yose it is everybody’s opinion.

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תַּנֵּי בִּשְׂפָתַיִם וְלֹא בַּלֵּב יָכוֹל שֶׁאֲנִי מוֹצִיא אֶת הַגּוֹמֵר בַּלֵּב. תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר לְבַטֵּא. וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר הַגּוֹמֵר בְּלִיבּוֹ אֵינוֹ חַיָיב עַד שֶיּוֹצִיא בִשְׂפָתָיו. וְהָתַנֵּי כֹּל נְדִיב לֵב זֶה הֵגּוֹמֵר בַּלֵּב. אַתָּה אוֹמֵר זֶה הַגּוֹמֵר בַּלֵּב אוֹ אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא הַמּוֹצִיא בִשְׂפָתָיו. כְּשֶׁהוּא אוֹמֵר מוֹצָא שְׂפָתֶיךָ תִשְׁמוֹר הֲרֵי מוֹצִא בִשְׂפָתָיו אָמוּר. הָא מַה אֲנִי מְקַיֵים כֹּל נְדִיב לֵב זֶה הַגּוֹמֵר בַּלֵּב. מַה דְאָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל לְקָרְבַּן.

It was stated: “With his lips but not in his mind.” I could think that I exclude him who decides in his mind, the verse says (Lev. 5:4): “To articulate”. But Samuel said, he who decides in his mind is not obliged until he pronounces with his lips. But did we not state: “(Ex. 35:5) Everyone who volunteers in his mind,” that is he who decides in his mind. You say, that is he who decides in his mind, but maybe that is he who pronounces with his lips? When he says (Deut. 23:24): “What comes out from your lips you have to keep,” that speaks about him who pronounces with his lips. Therefore, how can I confirm “every one who volunteers in his mind?” That is he who decides in his mind. What Samuel said refers to a sacrifice.