Commentary for Nedarim 4:4
פתח בכינויין כל כנויי נדרים ומפרש ידות האומר לחבירו מודר אני ממך ותו ידות אינשי
they are both stated, and since the two are mentioned, the others are stated also. Then let OATHS be taught immediately after VOWS? — Because he states vows In which the article is forbidden to the person, he follows it up with HARAMIM, where likewise the article is forbidden to the person. OATHS, however, are excluded [from the category of vows], since oaths bind the person to abstain from a thing;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A vow is thus taken: 'This shall be forbidden tonic,' the prohibition falling upon the thing. An oath, however, is thus taken: 'I swear to abstain from a certain thing,' the prohibition falling upon the person. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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