Ki Seitzei 25:06 · unit 6

TT #689 · 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 Bekhorot / Rambam.

TT lemma: וְהָיָה הַבְּכוֹר.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

כַּבְּכוֹר – מַה בְּכוֹרָה חוֹזֶרֶת בַּיּוֹבֵל אַף חֵלֶק יָבָם חוֹזֵר בַּיּוֹבֵל.

English: Like a firstborn — just as the firstborn’s double portion returns in the Jubilee, so the yavam’s share returns in the Jubilee.

On the daf / in context: The comparison extends to the Jubilee rules that apply to the firstborn’s extra portion.

Type of Learning

Analogy extending Jubilee rules to the yavam’s share.

What Is Learned

The portion acquired by the yavam through yibbum is subject to the same Jubilee return rules as the firstborn’s double portion.