Responsa for Numbers 3:51
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־כֶּ֧סֶף הַפְּדֻיִ֛ם לְאַהֲרֹ֥ן וּלְבָנָ֖יו עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ (פ)
And Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. Are we permitted to give the redemption money of a first-born son to a daughter of a priest?
A. No, for it is recorded in the Pentateuch (Num. 3, 51) that Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons. The term "sons" excludes the daughters.
SOURCES: L. 329; Rashba I, 836.
A. No, for it is recorded in the Pentateuch (Num. 3, 51) that Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons. The term "sons" excludes the daughters.
SOURCES: L. 329; Rashba I, 836.
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