Responsa for Nedarim 179:4
לימא מסייע ליה קונם שאיני נהנה לפלוני ולמי שאשאל עליו נשאל על הראשון ואח"כ נשאל על השני ואי אמרת נשאל אע"פ שלא חל נדר אי בעי על האי ניתשיל ברישא אי בעי על האי ניתשיל ברישא
But R. Papi said: The disagreement is only in respect to annulment, R. Nathan holding that the husband cannot annul unless the vow has already become operative, for it is written, Then the moon shall be confounded;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Isa. XXIV, 23; Heb. [H]. This is merely quoted as a sign. [H] is similar to [H] (and he shall disallow her), whilst [H] is connected with [H] to build, and thus, by a play on words, the phrase is translated: and he shall disallow her, when the edifice (of the vow) be erected, i.e., when the vow is operative, but not before. [It is however omitted from MS.M.] ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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