Quoting%20commentary for Bava Batra 238:11

דרשניות הן שהיו אומרות אילו היה [לו] בן לא דברנו והתניא בת אמר ר' ירמיה סמי מכאן בת אביי אמר אפילו היה בת לבן לא דברנו

It was taught: The daughters of Zelophehad were wise women, they were exegetes, they were virtuous. They [must] have been wise, since they spoke at an opportune moment; for R. Samuel son of R. Isaac said: [Scripture] teaches that Moses our master was sitting and holding forth an exposition on the section of levirate marriages, as it is said, If brethren dwell together.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXV, 5. ');">²⁶</span> They said unto him:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' While he was engaged in the exposition of this law. ');">²⁷</span>

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