Pinchas 27:8 · unit 3 — when there is a son, the son inherits the father
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: Bava Basra 110a
Sefaria — Bava Basra 110a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
טַעְמָא דְּאֵין לוֹ בֵּן, הָא יֵשׁ לוֹ בֵּן – בֵּן קוֹדֵם, מִכָּאן שֶׁהַבָּנִים יוֹרְשִׁים 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
Son’s priority restated from the statute.
What Is Learned
The daughter inherits only when there is no son.