Pinchas 27:10 · unit 1 — paternal brothers inherit; maternal family is not “family” here

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 27:10

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־אֵין לוֹ אַחִים וּנְתַתֶּם אֶת־נַחֲלָתוֹ לַאֲחֵי אָבִיו׃

And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

Chabad.org — 27:10

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Bava Basra 110b

Sefaria — Bava Basra 110b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
הָאַחִין מִן הָאָב נוֹחֲלִין וּמַנְחִילִין, דִּכְתִיב מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ וְיָרַשׁ אֹתָהּ, מִשְׁפַּחַת אָב קְרוּיָה מִשְׁפָּחָה, מִשְׁפַּחַת אֵם אֵינָהּ קְרוּיָה מִשְׁפָּחָה.

English: Brothers from the father inherit and bequeath, as it is written “from his family and he shall inherit it” — the father’s family is called family; the mother’s family is not called family.

Type of Learning

Definition of mishpachah for inheritance.

What Is Learned

Only paternal-line brothers share in this order of heirs.