רַ֞ק עֵ֣ץ אֲשֶׁר־תֵּדַ֗ע כִּֽי־לֹא־עֵ֤ץ מַאֲכָל֙ ה֔וּא אֹת֥וֹ תַשְׁחִ֖ית וְכָרָ֑תָּ וּבָנִ֣יתָ מָצ֗וֹר עַל־הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁר־הִ֨וא עֹשָׂ֧ה עִמְּךָ֛ מִלְחָמָ֖ה עַ֥ד רִדְתָּֽהּ׃ (פ)
Somente as árvores que você souber que não são árvores frutíferas, essas você poderá destruir e cortar, e construirá fortificações contra a cidade que está fazendo guerra contra você até que a subjugue. {פ}
Akeidat Yitzchak
Since most physical passions beset young people whose blood is hot, the portion dealing with the Nazirite follows, to tell us how to combat excessive physical urges. Vows of abstinence can be a powerful tool against such excessive urges. The Talmud in Baba Metzia 5, states, that though a man may be suspected of dishonesty in matters concerning money, he can be believed in matters concerning an oath. This shows that a vow reinforces a weak person's determination to resist urges that bid him to act sinfully