Commentary for Bava Batra 282:2

והא זכר ונקבה לא אמר דאמר נמי אם זכר ונקבה נמי יטול מנה אלא למעוטי מאי למעוטי נפל

To exclude a miscarriage.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By specifying male, female and twins, he implied that the maneh would be paid only when he received a report of a living child. ');">³</span> [Once] a certain [man] said to his wife: 'My estate shall be his with whom you are pregnant — R. Huna said, 'This is [a case of] making an assignment to an embryo through the agency of a third party, and whenever such an assignment is made, [the embryo does] not acquire possession.

Explore commentary for Bava Batra 282:2. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.