Commentary for Pesachim 179:11

א"ר אושעיא בממנה זונה על פסחו ורבי היא

Therefore it is stated, 'for any vow [neder]', which excludes that which is [already] vowed [nadar].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The hire of a harlot cannot be vowed as a sacrifice; but a consecrated animal has already been vowed.');">¹⁶</span> Now the reason is because the Divine Law wrote 'vow'; but otherwise I would say: The interdict of 'hire' falls upon consecrated animals: but surely a man cannot prohibit that which is not his? - Said R'Oshaia: It refers to the case of a man registering a harlot for his Passover offering, this being according to Rabbi.

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