Commentary for Bava Batra 279:3

תא שמע דאמר רבי אסי אמר רבי יוחנן יתומין שקדמו ומכרו בנכסים מועטין מה שמכרו מכרו

and, consequently, has appreciated in their possession<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence the sons should receive any surplus above the amount required for the daughter's maintenance. ');">⁸</span> or are the heirs,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The sons. ');">⁷</span> perhaps, entirely disregarded here?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'removed from here.' And all the benefits of the appreciation goes to the daughters. ');">⁹</span> — Come and hear: R. Assi said in the name of R. Johanan [that] if orphans anticipated [the daughters] and sold the estate where it was small,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'in possessions that were few.' Before the court heard the claim of the daughters. ');">¹⁰</span>

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