Commentary for Shevuot 45:4

ודלמא ה"נ על ידי אניגרון

R. Ashi said: Our Mishnah also proves it: I SWEAR I SHALL NOT EAT;' AND HE ATE FOODS WHICH ARE NOT FIT TO BE EATEN, AND DRANK LIQUIDS WHICH ARE NOT FIT TO BE DRUNK, HE IS EXEMPT. [This implies that] if they are fit, he is liable. But why so? Surely he said [merely]: I SWEAR I shall not eat'! - Perhaps he said both: I SWEAR I shall not eat; I swear I shall not drink.' I SWEAR I SHALL NOT EAT,' AND HE ATE WHEAT BREAD, etc. But perhaps he wished to exempt himself from other kinds? - [In that case,] he should have said: '[I shall not eat] wheat, barley, and spelt.' But perhaps, [that would have meant] 'to chew'? - He could have said, '[I shall not eat] the bread of wheat, barley, and spelt.' - But perhaps, [that would have meant] the bread of wheat to eat, and barley and spelt to chew? - He could have said: '[I shall not eat] the bread of wheat, and of barley, and of spelt'.

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