Pinchas 27:4 · unit 2 — if he has a son, the son precedes — sons inherit the father
Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 27:4
The Complete Passuk
לָמָּה יִגָּרַע שֵׁם־אָבִינוּ מִתּוֹךְ מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ כִּי אֵין לוֹ בֵּן תְּנָה־לָּנוּ אֲחֻזָּה בְּתוֹךְ אֲחֵי אָבִינוּ׃
Why should the name of our father be withdrawn from among his family because he had no son? Give us a holding among our father’s brothers.
Chabad.org — 27:4
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Bava Basra 110b
Sefaria — Bava Basra 110b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
טַעְמָא דְּאֵין לוֹ בֵּן, הָא יֵשׁ לוֹ בֵּן, הַבֵּן קוֹדֵם, מִכָּאן שֶׁהַבָּנִים יוֹרְשִׁין אֶת הָאָב.
English: The reason is that he has no son; if he has a son, the son takes precedence — from here [we learn] that sons inherit the father.
Type of Learning
Priority of sons in inheritance.
What Is Learned
The daughters’ claim itself acknowledges the son’s prior right.