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Limb from a Corpse
The Mishnah had stated that a limb from a corpse and a limb from a living person upon which there is a sufficient amount of flesh (for the limb to regenerate.
this is necessary by the limb from a corpse as well) obligates the nazir to shave. The Gemora asks: What would the halachah be if there was not a sufficient amount of flesh on them? Rabbi Yochanan said: The nazir will not be required to shave. Rish Lakish said: The nazir will be obligated to shave. The Gemora explains: Rabbi Yochanan maintains that the nazir will not be required to shave, for the Mishnah stated that a limb from a corpse and a limb from a living person upon which there is a sufficient amount of flesh obligates the nazir to shave. Evidently, if it does not have a sufficient amount of flesh, he will not be required to shave.
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