Commentary for Bava Batra 236:10

וליטעמיך ולמ"ד ליוצאי מצרים נתחלקה הארץ ט' הוו אלא מאי אית לך למימר חד אחא דאבא הוה להו ה"נ תרי אחי דאבא הוה להו

[because] the six [parts] for [the] six houses of their fathers<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Mentioned earlier in the text; v. Jos. XVII. 2. ');">²²</span> and the four [parts] of these<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The daughters of Zelophehad who received four shares: two shares in the lands of Hepher, because their father Zelophehad (Hepher's son) was his firstborn; another share on behalf of Zelophehad himself who was one of those who left Egypt, and consequently among those to whom a share was allotted; and a fourth share which is to be explained in the Gemara, infra. ');">²³</span> are ten; but according to him who said that [the land was divided] in accordance with [the number of] those who entered the land. [the number of the Parts] would only have been eight. [since] six [parts] for the six fathers' houses and two<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The two portions to which their father Zelophehad was entitled as the firstborn son of Hepher. Not being one of those who entered the land of Canaan he could not be entitled to a share in the land on his own account. ');">²⁴</span>

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