Commentary for Bava Batra 236:13

וא"ל רב פפא לאביי קרא מאי קא חשיב אי טפלים קא חשיב טובא הוו אי בתי אבות קחשיב שיתא הוו

refers to<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'this is'. ');">²⁹</span> the inheritance of their father's father; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XXVII, 7. ');">²⁸</span> refers to<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'this is'. ');">²⁹</span> the portion of the birthright.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Zelophehad having been a firstborn son. The expression, and thou shalt cause to pass, [H] that occurs here is also used in Ex. XIII, 12, with reference to firstlings. ');">³⁰</span> R. Eliezer b. Jacob said: They also took the share of their father's brother.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who died without issue. ');">³¹</span> for it is said, Thou shalt surely give.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. [H] lit., 'to give thou shalt give', implying the giving of two shares: Their father's and their father's brother's. ');">³²</span> But according to him who said [that] they had two father's brothers?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whence does he infer two brother's shares? ');">³³</span> — That<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That they received the shares of two father's brothers. ');">³⁴</span> is deduced from, a possession of an inheritance.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. Scripture could have omitted a possession of, by writing only, Thou shalt surely give then an inheritance etc. ');">³⁵</span> R. Papa further said to Abaye: Whom<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'what'. ');">³⁶</span> does Scripture enumerate?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In stating that the tribe of Manasseh had ten parts. ');">³⁷</span> If children are enumerated, there were [surely] more [than ten];<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Not only had Zelophehad daughters but his brothers also must have had descendants. ');">³⁸</span> if fathers' houses are enumerated. [these] were [only] six!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The daughters of Zelophehad should have been included in the father's house of Hepher as the sons or daughters of the brothers of Zelophehad were included in their fathers' houses. ');">³⁹</span>

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