Commentary for Bava Batra 275:11

ושכיב מרע שאמר תנו מאתים זוז לפלונית אשתי כראוי לה נוטלתן ונוטלת את כתובתה אם אמר בכתובתה

[the debt] is collected from the last [mentioned]. [If] he has not [enough], collection [of the balance] is made from the one [mentioned] before him. If the share of this one also does not suffice,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'he has not'. ');">²⁶</span> collection [of the remaining balance] is made from the one mentioned first.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'from him who was before him'. ');">²⁷</span> Our Rabbis taught: If a dying man said,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. n. 4, supra. ');">²⁸</span> 'Give two hundred <i>zuz</i> to X [who is] my firstborn son, in accordance with his due', he receives these as well as<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'and he receives'. ');">²⁹</span> [the portion of] his birthright.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is assumed that this was the wish of the deceased. Had he wanted him to receive the specified two hundred zuz only, he would not have added, 'in accordance with his due'. ');">³⁰</span> If, [however], he said, 'As his birthright'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., that the two hundred zuz shall be given to his firstborn son as the portion of his birthright. ');">³¹</span> he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The firstborn. ');">³²</span> is given the choice.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'his hand is upon the upper (part)', i.e., he has the advantage. ');">³³</span> He may, if he wishes, receive these;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If the portion of his birthright is less than two hundred zuz. ');">³⁴</span> he may, if he prefers, receive the portion of his birthright. [If] a dying man said, 'Give two hundred <i>zuz</i> to X [who is] my wife, in accordance with her due', she receives these as well as<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'and she receives'. ');">³⁵</span> her <i>kethubah</i>. If, [however], he said 'as her kethubah'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., that the two hundred zuz shall be given to her in payment of her kethubah. ');">³⁶</span>

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