Pinchas 27:8 · unit 1 — the law is for generations, not only that hour

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 27:8

The Complete Passuk

וְאֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תְּדַבֵּר לֵאמֹר אִישׁ כִּי־יָמוּת וּבֵן אֵין לוֹ וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּם אֶת־נַחֲלָתוֹ לְבִתּוֹ׃

And to the children of Yisrael you shall speak, saying: If a man dies and he has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter.

Chabad.org — 27:8

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Sifrei

Sefaria — Sifrei

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֵין לִי אֶלָּא לְשָׁעָה, לְדוֹרוֹת מִנַּיִן, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְאֶל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תְּדַבֵּר לֵאמֹר.

English: I have only [learned it] for that hour; for the generations, from where? The verse teaches “and to the children of Yisrael you shall speak, saying.”

Type of Learning

Extending a case ruling to permanent law.

What Is Learned

The daughters’ case becomes the standing statute of inheritance.