Commentary for Bava Batra 251:5

כדאמר רב עוקבא בר חמא ליתן לו דמי היזק ענביו ה"נ נותן לו דמי היזק ענביו

But R. Joseph said: Even if they were pressed. 'If,' [you said], 'they were pressed', [surely] at first [they were] grapes; now [they turned into] wine!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The wine has never been in the possession of the deceased, why then should the firstborn be entitled to a double portion in the wine? ');">⁹</span> — As R. 'Ukba b. Hama said [elsewhere]. 'Compensation is to be paid to him for any damaged grapes',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'to give him the value (money) of the damage of his grapes'. ');">¹⁰</span>

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