Commentary for Bava Batra 217:8

והאי תנא מייתי לה מהכא דתניא את זו דרש רבי ישמעאל ברבי יוסי (במדבר כז, ח) איש כי ימות ובן אין לו וגו' במקום בת אתה מעביר נחלה מן האב ואי אתה מעביר נחלה מן האב במקום אחין

do the father's brothers derive their right? From the father; should [then] the brothers of the father inherit when the father [himself] is alive! But, surely, the Scriptural verses are not written in this [order], for it is written, <i>And if his father have no brethren</i> etc.!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. According to this verse, since his kinsman refers to the father, the father's brothers should take precedence over him, for the verse reads, And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman, which implies (cf. the preceding verse), that if he has brothers it is they who inherit, and not he. ');">¹³</span> — The verses are not written in [the proper] order<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though kinsman, i.e., 'a father', is mentioned after 'a father's brothers', he nevertheless takes precedence over them, by reason of the given argument. ');">¹⁴</span>

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