Ki Seitzei 25:06 · unit 4

TT #687 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:06

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָ֗ה הַבְּכוֹר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּלֵ֔ד יָק֕וּם עַל־שֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו הַמֵּ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

And it shall be that the firstborn that she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, so that his name shall not be blotted out from Israel.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yevamot 40a.

TT lemma: יָקוּם עַל שֵׁם אָחִיו הַמֵּת.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

הַכּוֹנֵס אֶת יְבִמְתּוֹ זָכָה בְּנִכְסֵי אָחִיו, דַּאֲמַר קְרָא יָקוּם עַל שֵׁם אָחִיו וְהֲרֵי קָם.

English: One who takes his yevamah acquires the property of his brother, for Scripture says “he shall succeed to the name of his brother” — and he has succeeded.

On the daf / in context: The act of yibbum itself effects the transfer of the deceased’s share.

Type of Learning

Derash on the automatic acquisition of the inheritance.

What Is Learned

Performance of yibbum automatically transfers the deceased brother’s inheritance share to the yavam.