Pinchas 27:8 · unit 4 — “no son” includes examining for grandson etc.

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 115a

Sefaria — Bava Basra 115a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן, בֵּן, אֵין לִי אֶלָּא בֵּן, בֶּן הַבֵּן אוֹ בַּת הַבֵּן אוֹ בֶּן בַּת הַבֵּן מִנַּיִן, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר אֵין לוֹ – עַיֵּן עָלָיו.

English: Our Rabbis taught: “son” — I have only a [direct] son; a son’s son or a son’s daughter or a daughter’s son’s son, from where? The verse teaches “he has none” — examine concerning him.

Type of Learning

Inclusive reading of absence of male line.

What Is Learned

Before the daughter inherits, one must check the full male line of descent.