Pinchas 27:4 · unit 3 — had there been a son of a daughter they would not claim

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Why should the name of our father be withdrawn from among his family because he had no son?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: Sifrei

Sefaria — Sifrei

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לָמָּה נֶאֱמַר וַהֲלֹא כְּבָר נֶאֱמַר וּבָנִים לֹא הָיוּ לוֹ, אֶלָּא שֶׁהָיוּ חֲכָמוֹת וְדוֹרְשׁוֹת שֶׁאִם הָיָה לוֹ בַּת בֵּן לֹא הָיִינוּ תּוֹבְעוֹת.

English: Why is it said [again]? Is it not already said “and he had no sons”? Rather, they were wise and expounded: if he had a daughter’s son, we would not be claiming.

Type of Learning

Depth of their legal reasoning.

What Is Learned

They understood that a grandson through a daughter might also affect standing.