Commentary for Bava Batra 256:6

שלח ליה ר' אבא לרב יוסף בר חמא האומר תטול אשתי כאחד מן הבנים נוטלת כאחד מן הבנים אמר רבא ובנכסים של עכשיו ובבנים הבאין לאחר מכאן:

she is to receive [a share] like [any] one of the sons. Raba said: But [only] in the property [which he had in his possession] at that time,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'of now', i.e., at the time he gave his instructions. She receives no share in any property that he acquires afterwards. ');">⁸</span> and among the sons who may appear subsequently.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., if the number of sons had increased, she is to receive a smaller share, the estate being divided in accordance with the number of heirs (all the sons and the widow) that are alive at the time of the distribution, not according to the number at the time the will was made. ');">⁹</span>

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