## Bava Batra Daf 141a

###### Bava Batra 141a:1
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אֶלָּא לְאַבָּיֵי, מַאי ״נִיזּוֹן כְּבַת״? וּלְטַעְמָיךְ – לְרָבָא מַאי ״יוֹרֵשׁ כְּבֵן״? אֶלָּא רָאוּי לִירַשׁ – וְאֵין לוֹ; הָכָא נָמֵי, רָאוּי לִזּוֹן – וְאֵין לוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**But according to** the opinion of **Abaye, what** does it mean that the *tumtum* **is sustained as a daughter,** since Abaye maintains that the *tumtum* does not have the rights of a daughter? The Gemara responds: **And according to your reasoning,** even **according to Rava, what** does it mean that a *tumtum* **inherits as a son,** since Rava concedes that the *tumtum* and sons do not actually inherit anything? **Rather,** the *baraita* means that it is **fitting** for the *tumtum* **to inherit but he does not** actually inherit. **Here too,** with regard to sustenance, according to Abaye, the *baraita* means that it is **fitting** for the *tumtum* **to be sustained, but he is not** actually sustained.


###### Bava Batra 141a:2
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הָאוֹמֵר: אִם יָלְדָה אִשְׁתִּי זָכָר וְכוּ׳. לְמֵימְרָא דְּבַת עֲדִיפָא לֵיהּ מִבֵּן? וְהָא אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחַאי: כֹּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַנִּיחַ בֵּן לְיוֹרְשׁוֹ – הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מָלֵא עָלָיו עֶבְרָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּם אֶת נַחֲלָתוֹ לְבִתּוֹ״ – וְאֵין ״הַעֲבָרָה״ אֶלָּא עֶבְרָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״יוֹם עֶבְרָה הַיּוֹם הַהוּא״!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: With regard to **one who says: If my wife gives birth to a male** the offspring shall receive one hundred dinars, if she in fact gave birth to a male, the offspring receives one hundred dinars. If he says: If my wife gives birth to a female the offspring shall receive two hundred dinars, if she in fact gave birth to a female, the offspring receives two hundred dinars. The Gemara asks: **Is this to say that for him a daughter is preferable to a son? But** this seems to contradict what **Rabbi Yoḥanan says in the name of Rabbi Shimon ben Yoḥai:** With regard to **anyone who does not leave** behind **a son to inherit** from **him, the Holy One, Blessed be He, is filled with wrath upon him, as it is stated:** “If a man dies, and has no son, **then you shall cause his inheritance to pass [*veha’avartem*] to his daughter”** (Numbers 27:8). The term ***ha’avara*** means **nothing other** than **wrath, as it is stated: “That day is a day of wrath [*evra*]”** (Zephaniah 1:15).


###### Bava Batra 141a:3
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לְעִנְיַן יְרוּשָּׁה – בֵּן עֲדִיף לֵיהּ. לְעִנְיַן הַרְוָוחָה – בִּתּוֹ עֲדִיפָא לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara resolves the contradiction: **With regard to the matter of inheritance, for him a son is preferable** to a daughter, as a son bears his name and retains his ancestral heritage within his father’s tribe, but **with regard to the matter of** providing for his offspring’s **comfort, for him his daughter is preferable** to his son, as a son is more capable of coping for himself and the daughter needs more support.


###### Bava Batra 141a:4
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וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: הָכָא בִּמְבַכֶּרֶת עָסְקִינַן, וְכִדְרַב חִסְדָּא – דְּאָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: בַּת תְּחִלָּה – סִימָן יָפֶה לְבָנִים. אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי: דִּמְרַבְּיָא לַאֲחָהָא, וְאִיכָּא דְאָמְרִי: דְּלָא שָׁלְטָא בֵּיהּ עֵינָא בִּישָׁא. אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: וּלְדִידִי – בְּנָתָן עֲדִיפָן לִי מִבְּנֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Shmuel said: Here we are dealing with** a mother who is **giving birth for the first time, and** this is **in accordance with** the statement **of Rav Ḥisda, as Rav Ḥisda says:** If one gives birth to **a daughter first,** it **is a good sign for sons. There are** those **who say** that this is **because she raises her brothers,** i.e., helps in their upbringing, **and there are** those **who say** that this is **because the evil eye does not have dominion over** the father. **Rav Ḥisda said: And** as **for myself, I prefer daughters to sons.**


###### Bava Batra 141a:5
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וְאִיבָּעֵית אֵימָא: הָא מַנִּי – רַבִּי יְהוּדָה הִיא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara adds: **And if you wish, say:** In accordance with **whose** statement is **this** mishna in which preference is given to the daughter? **It is** in accordance with the statement of **Rabbi Yehuda.**


###### Bava Batra 141a:6
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הֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה? אִילֵימָא רַבִּי יְהוּדָה דְּ״בַכֹּל״ – דְּתַנְיָא: ״וַה׳ בֵּרַךְ אֶת אַבְרָהָם בַּכֹּל״ – רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר: שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה לוֹ בַּת. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: שֶׁהָיְתָה לוֹ בַּת, וּ״בַכֹּל״ שְׁמָהּ. אֵימוֹר דְּשָׁמְעַתְּ לֵיהּ לְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה – בְּרַתָּא נָמֵי לָא חַסְּרֵיהּ רַחֲמָנָא לְאַבְרָהָם; דַּעֲדִיפָא מִבֵּן מִי שָׁמְעַתְּ לֵיהּ?!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Which** statement of **Rabbi Yehuda** is this referring to? **If we say** it is referring to the statement of **Rabbi Yehuda with regard to** the term **“with everything [*bakkol*],”** that is difficult. The Gemara cites Rabbi Yehuda’s statement. **As it is taught** in a *baraita*: “And Abraham was old, well stricken in age; **and the Lord had blessed Abraham with everything [*bakkol*]”** (Genesis 24:1). **Rabbi Meir says:** The blessing was **that he did not have a daughter. Rabbi Yehuda says:** The blessing was **that he had a daughter, and her name** was **Bakkol.** Evidently, Rabbi Yehuda understands the birth of a daughter to be a blessing. The Gemara explains the difficulty: **Say that you heard Rabbi Yehuda** explain that the blessing was that **the Merciful One did not even deprive Abraham** of **a daughter,** in addition to his sons. **Did you hear him** say **that** a daughter is **preferable to a son?**


###### Bava Batra 141a:7
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אֶלָּא הָא רַבִּי יְהוּדָה – דְּתַנְיָא: מִצְוָה לָזוּן אֶת הַבָּנוֹת, וְקַל וָחוֹמֶר לַבָּנִים – דְּעָסְקִי בַּתּוֹרָה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: מִצְוָה לָזוּן אֶת הַבָּנִים, וְקַל וָחוֹמֶר לִבָּנוֹת – דְּלָא לִיתַּזְלָן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara proposes another of Rabbi Yehuda’s statements: **Rather,** it is referring to **this** other statement of **Rabbi Yehuda, as it is taught** in a *baraita*: One is not halakhically obligated to provide sustenance for his children beyond the age of six. Nevertheless, it is **a mitzva to provide sustenance for the daughters. And** one can infer ***a fortiori*** that it is certainly a mitzva to provide **for sons, who are engaged in** the study of **the Torah;** this is **the statement of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Yehuda says:** It is **a mitzva to provide sustenance for the sons. And** one can infer ***a fortiori*** that it is certainly a mitzva to provide **for daughters,** so **that they not be disgraced** by having to beg for their livelihood. This indicates that with regard to providing sustenance for one’s children, Rabbi Yehuda gives preference to the daughters.


###### Bava Batra 141a:8
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אֶלָּא הָא דְּתַנְיָא: יָלְדָה זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה – הַזָּכָר נוֹטֵל שִׁשָּׁה דִּינָרִין, וְהַנְּקֵבָה נוֹטֶלֶת שְׁנֵי דִּינָרִין; בְּמַאי?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna discusses a case where one stipulated that if his wife gives birth to a male the offspring shall receive one hundred dinars, and if she gives birth to a female the offspring shall receive two hundred dinars. The mishna states that if she gave birth to both a male and a female, the male receives one hundred dinars and the female receives two hundred. The Gemara asks: **But** with regard to **that which is taught** in a *baraita* (*Tosefta* 9:4): If she **gave birth to a male and a female, the male receives six dinars** of gold, which are equivalent to one hundred fifty dinars of silver, **and the female receives two dinars** of gold, equivalent to fifty dinars of silver, **with what** situation is this *baraita* dealing?


###### Bava Batra 141a:9
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אָמַר רַב אָשֵׁי: אַמְרִיתַהּ לִשְׁמַעְתָּא קַמֵּיהּ דְּרַב כָּהֲנָא: בִּמְסָרֵס, דְּאָמַר: ״זָכָר תְּחִלָּה – מָאתַיִם, נְקֵבָה אַחֲרָיו – וְלָא כְּלוּם. נְקֵבָה תְּחִלָּה – מָנֶה, זָכָר אַחֲרֶיהָ – מָנֶה״. וְיָלְדָה זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה, וְלָא יָדְעִינַן הֵי מִינַּיְיהוּ נְפַק בְּרֵישָׁא. זָכָר שָׁקֵיל מָנֶה מִמָּה נַפְשָׁךְ, אִידַּךְ מָנֶה – הָוֵה מָמוֹן הַמּוּטָּל בְּסָפֵק, וְחוֹלְקִין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ashi said: I said this *halakha* before Rav Kahana,** and he explained it as teaching **about one who inverted** the stipulations of his gift. The *baraita* is referring to one **who said:** If **a male** is born **first** he will receive **two hundred** dinars, and if **a female** is born **after him** she will receive **nothing.** And if **a female** is born **first** she will receive **one hundred dinars,** and if **a male** is born **after her** he will receive **one hundred dinars. And** the mother **gave birth to a male and a female, but we do not know which of them emerged** from the womb **first.** In this case, the **male takes one hundred dinars,** as **whichever way you** look at it, this sum is due to him. **The other one hundred dinars are property of uncertain ownership and are divided** equally between the male and female.


###### Bava Batra 141a:10
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וְהָא דְּתַנְיָא: יָלְדָה זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה – אֵין לוֹ אֶלָּא מָנֶה, הֵיכִי מַשְׁכַּחַתְּ לַהּ? אָמַר רָבִינָא: בִּ״מְבַשְּׂרֵנִי״ –

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And** with regard to **that which is taught** in another *baraita*: If **she gave birth to a male and a female, he** receives **only one hundred dinars, how can you find these** circumstances? **Ravina said:** This is referring **to** one who said: I shall give a certain sum to whoever **informs me.**