Commentary for Bava Batra 221:7

בעלמא דריש דיו ושאני הכא דאמר קרא ממטות מקיש מטה האם למטה האב מה מטה האב בן קודם לבת אף מטה האם בן קודם לבת

— But [it is held that] it is sufficient for [a law that is] derived by argument. to he like [the law] from which it is derived'!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence the rule of Dayyo is proved to he Pentateuchal; how then, can the first Tanna uphold a law which is contrary to this rule of Dayyo? ');">¹⁸</span> — Elsewhere he does expound Dayyo,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XXXVI, 8. ');">¹⁹</span> hut here it is different, because Scripture says, in the tribes,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XXXVI, 8. ');">¹⁹</span>

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