Commentary for Yevamot 173:2

מת בנה מכהן לא תאכל בתרומה מת בנה מלוי לא תאכל במעשר מת בנה מישראל חוזרת לבית אביה ועל זו נאמר (ויקרא כב, יג) ושבה אל בית אביה כנעוריה מלחם אביה תאכל:

derived? — R. Abba replied in the name of Rab: [From the use of the expression,] But a daughter<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXII, 13. ');">⁵</span> [instead of] 'a daughter'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From the superfluous Waw in [H]. ');">⁶</span> In accordance with whose view?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Is this deduction made. ');">⁷</span> Is it in accordance with that of R. Akiba who bases expositions on Wawin!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And not in accordance with the view of the Rabbis (cf. Sanh. 51b) who are in the majority and differ from R. Akiba. V. supra 68b. ');">⁸</span>

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