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Shulchan Arukh, Even HaEzer 59
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<b>המשיא בנו גדול בבית קנאו. ובו ד סעיפים:</b><br>המשיא בנו גדול בבית קנה הבית והוא שיהיו נשואין ראשונים לזה הבן ולא השיא האב בן זכר אחר קודם לו ולא שייר האב בזה הבית שייחד לו כלום אבל אם שייר שם אפילו פך אחד לא קנה הבית (וי"א דבעינן ג"כ שישיא לו בתולה ושיהא לאב בית אחר לדור בו) (טור):
When the eldest son in the house marries, he acquires the house. And if another son marries first and his father does not marry off the eldest son until after him, and the father does not leave anything in the house, it is his [the married son's] alone. But if one leaves even one jug, he does not acquire the house. Some say that if he does not marry a virgin, the father may remain in the house to live in it (Tur).
ייחד לו בית וכלי בית אע"פ ששייר בבית כלי א' לעצמו או היה לו שם אוצר וכיוצא בו קנה כלי הבית אבל הבית לא קנה:
If he combines a house and vessels of the house, even if one vessel that is his remains in house, or had a treasure or anything like that, he acquires the vessels of the house, but not the house itself.
ייחד לו בית ועלייה בית קנה עלייה לא קנה וכן אם ייחד לו בית ואכסדרה בית קנה אכסדרה לא קנה:
If he designated for him (his son) a house and attic, the son acquires the house but not the attic. Similarly if he designated a house and portico, he acquires the house but not the portico.
ב' בתים זו לפנים מזו לא קנה אלא הא' שנשא בו:
If there were two houses, one interior to the other, he acquires only the house in which the marriage took place.
English translation: Sefaria Community Translation · CC0