Commentary for Nedarim 46:5

איבעיא להו פליגי רבנן עליה דרבי אליעזר בן יעקב או לא ואם תימצי לומר פליגי הלכתא כוותיה או לא תא שמע דתנן האומר לחבירו

R. Huna b. Hinena wished to lecture thereon [sc. anticipatory cancellation] at the public session. But Raba remonstrated with him: The Tanna has intentionally obscured the law,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By giving a defective text. This implies that here, at least, the lacuna is not accidental, due to faulty transmission, but deliberate; cf. p. 2, n. 3. ');">⁴</span> in order that vows should not be lightly treated, whilst you desire to teach it publicly! The scholars propounded: Do the Rabbis disagree with R. Eliezer b. Jacob or not?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But regard this as a binding vow. ');">⁵</span> And should you say that they differ, is the <i>halachah</i> like him or not?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the Mishnah teaches it as an individual opinion. ');">⁶</span> — Come and hear: For we learnt: If one says to his neighbour,

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