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The Gemora had stated: If a nazir died and he had designated an unspecified amount of money for his korbanos, they are to be used for voluntary communal offerings. The Gemora asks: But aren’t monies for the chatas mixed in with them?
(How can all the money be used for voluntary communal offerings, when the money designated for a chatas must be cast into the Dead Sea?)
Rabbi Yochanan answers: It is a special Halacha (l’Moshe mi’Sinai) that was said regarding the monies of a nazir.
Rish Lakish answers: It is written: Whether any of their vows or any of their voluntary offerings. The Torah is teaching us that the leftover funds (from an unspecified amount) should be used for voluntary olah offerings.
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