Pinchas 27:9 · unit 1 — “no daughter” includes checking daughter’s line

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 27:9

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־אֵין לוֹ בַּת וּנְתַתֶּם אֶת־נַחֲלָתוֹ לְאֶחָיו׃

And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.

Chabad.org — 27:9

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Bava Basra 115a

Sefaria — Bava Basra 115a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן, אֵין לִי אֶלָּא בַּת, בַּת הַבַּת וּבֶן הַבַּת וּבַת בֶּן הַבַּת מִנַּיִן, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר אֵין לוֹ – עַיֵּן עָלָיו.

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

Type of Learning

Inclusive absence check for the daughter’s line.

What Is Learned

Before brothers inherit, the full female-line issue must be examined.