Pinchas 27:2 · unit 3 — they were darshaniyos — had he a son they would not have spoken
Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 27:2
The Complete Passuk
וַתַּעֲמֹדְנָה לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה וְלִפְנֵי אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְלִפְנֵי הַנְּשִׂיאִם וְכָל־הָעֵדָה פֶּתַח אֹהֶל־מוֹעֵד לֵאמֹר׃
And they stood before Moshe and before Elazar the Kohen and before the princes and all the congregation, at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, saying:
Chabad.org — 27:2
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Bava Basra 119b
Sefaria — Bava Basra 119b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
תַּנְיָא, בְּנוֹת צְלָפְחָד דַּרְשָׁנִיּוֹת הָיוּ, שֶׁהָיוּ אוֹמְרוֹת אִלּוּ הָיָה לוֹ בֵּן לֹא דִּבַּרְנוּ.
English: It was taught: the daughters of Tzelofchad were expounders, for they would say: had he had a son, we would not have spoken.
Type of Learning Their legal sophistication.
What Is Learned Their claim rested on the absence of a son; they would not have pressed if a male heir existed.
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