Commentary for Menachot 216:16

רצה יביא בדמיו ב' [כו']: אמר רב מנשיא בר זביד אמר רב לא שנו אלא דאמר שור זה עולה אבל אמר שור זה עלי עולה הוקבע

applies only where the man said, 'This ox shall be a burnt-offering';<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For in truth the obligation of this man's vow came to an end when the ox suffered a blemish.');">¹⁷</span> but if he said, 'I take upon myself that this ox shall be a burnt-offering', there is a definite obligation.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To bring one burnt-offering. The use of the expression 'I take upon myself' imposes an obligation upon the man to bring the offering according to the terms of his vow which was here one burnt- offering and not two.');">¹⁸</span>

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