Commentary for Bava Batra 281:8

אלא הא דתניא ילדה זכר ונקבה הזכר נוטל ששה דינרין והנקבה נוטלת שני דינרין במאי

'[if] she gave birth to a male and a female, the male receives six [gold] <i>denarii</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A gold denar = 25 zuz. ');">²⁷</span> and the female receives two [gold] denarii'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Making a total of two hundred zuz. In an ordinary case, in view of the principle enunciated in our Mishnah, a daughter should receive the greater share [According to R. Gershom this Baraitha is not quoted as an argument, but for the purpose of obtaining information on its interpretation.] ');">²⁸</span> — R. Ashi replied: I interpreted<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'I said'. ');">²⁹</span> this reported tradition,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Baraitha cited. ');">³⁰</span>

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