Bava Batra — Daf 118a

אלא למאן דאמר לבאי הארץ מאי לרב תרבו נחלתו קשיא

ואמר ליה רב פפא לאביי בשלמא למאן דאמר ליוצאי מצרים היינו דקא צווחן בנות צלפחד אלא למ"ד לבאי הארץ אמאי צווחן הא ליתיה דלשקול

אלא לחזרה וליטול בנכסי חפר

בשלמא למאן דאמר ליוצאי מצרים היינו דקא צווחן בני יוסף דכתיב (יהושע יז, יד) וידברו בני יוסף אלא למאן דאמר לבאי הארץ מאי קא צווחי כולהו שקול

משום טפלים דהוו נפישי להו

אמר אביי שמע מינה לא הוה חד דלא שקיל דאי סלקא דעתך הוה חד דלא שקיל איבעי ליה למצווח וכי תימא דצווח ואהני כתביה קרא דצווח ולא אהני לא כתביה קרא הא בני יוסף דצווחי ולא אהני וכתבינהו קרא

התם עצה טובה קא משמע לן דאיבעי ליה לאיניש לאיזדהורי מעינא בישא והיינו דקאמר להו יהושע דכתיב (יהושע יז, טו) ויאמר אליהם יהושע אם עם רב אתה עלה לך היערה אמר להו לכו והחבאו עצמכם ביערים שלא תשלוט בכם עין רע

but according to him who said [that the division was made] in accordance with [the number of] those that entered the land, what [purpose does the instruction] 'To the more you shall give the more inheritance' [serve]?  — This is a difficulty. R. Papa further said to Abaye: According to him who said [that the land was divided] in accordance with [the number of] those who came out of Egypt, one can well understand why the daughters of Zelophehad' complained,  but according to him who said [that the division was made] in accordance with [the number of] those that entered the land, why did they complain? Surely he was not there  that he should [he entitled to] receive [a share]!  — But [their complaint was with reference] to the reversion  to, and [their right] of taking [a share] in the possessions of Hepher. According to him who said that [the land was divided] in accordance with [the number of] those that come out of Egypt, one can well understand why the sons of Joseph complained; as it is written, And the children of Joseph spoke;  but according to him who said [that the division was made] in accordance with [the number of] those that entered the land, why did they complain? Surely all of them had received [their respective shares]! — [They complained] on account of the many minors  they had [in their tribe]. Abaye said: From this it is to be inferred [that there was not [even] one who did not receive [a share in the land]. For, should it enter your mind [to say that] there was one who did not receive [a share], would he not have complained?  And if it be said that Scripture recorded [the case of him only] who complained and benefited, but did not record [the case of anyone] who complained and did not benefit, [it may be retorted]: The children of Joseph, surely, complained and did not benefit, and [yet] Scripture recorded their case. There,  [it may be replied, Scripture desired] to impart to us good advice, [namely,] that a person should he on his guard against an evil eye. And this indeed is [the purpose] of what Joshua said unto them; as it is written, And Joshua said unto them: 'If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest'.  [It is this that] he said to them: 'Go and hide yourselves in the forests so that an evil eye may have no power over you'.