And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is closest to him of his family, and he shall inherit it; and it shall be for the children of Yisrael a statute of judgment, as Hashem commanded Moshe.
English: R. Shmuel bar Rav Yitzchak taught before Rav Huna: “and he shall inherit her” — this compares a second inheritance to the first inheritance; just as in the first the son precedes the daughter, so in the second the son precedes the daughter.
Type of Learning
Hekesh of successive inheritances.
What Is Learned
Priority rules remain stable when property moves through a further heir.