Then the daughters of Tzelofchad son of Chefer son of Gilad son of Machir son of Menasheh, of the families of Menasheh son of Yosef, drew near; and these are the names of his daughters: Machlah, No’ah, and Choglah, and Milkah, and Tirtzah.
English: When the daughters of Tzelofchad heard that the land was being divided among tribes and not to females, they all gathered to take counsel. They said: Not like the compassion of flesh and blood is the compassion of the Holy One, blessed be He. Flesh and blood shows compassion to males more than to females, but the Holy One, blessed be He, has compassion on all, as it is said “and His compassion is upon all His works.”
Type of Learning
Aggadic motivation for approaching Moshe.
What Is Learned
They reasoned from divine compassion that daughters should not be excluded from inheritance.