Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Batra 220:10

ולמה לי (במדבר כז, יא) ממשפחתו וירש אותה כתיב משפחת אב קרויה משפחה משפחת אם אינה קרויה משפחה

[and as regards] the redemption of a 'field of possession', [a daughter] also [may he entitled to the same privilege as a son, by logical deduction] from the selfsame objection, from which the Tanna had deduced [the law that a son is entitled to this privilege]: 'Is there any levirate marriage except where there is no son?'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' An argument that can likewise be applied in regard to a daughter. viz., 'Is there any levirate marriage except where there is no daughter?' In what respect, then, does a son stand nearer than a daughter in relationship to the father? ');">¹⁹</span> — But the best proof is that given at first.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. n. 3. ');">²⁰</span>

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