The Endowment for Children and Grandchildren upon the Death of One of Them

Question:
If a father makes an endowment for his direct descendants and the children of his direct descendants, and his direct descendants number three, and one of them dies leaving sons, do they receive from the endowment while the remaining direct descendants are still alive?

Answer:
This varies. If he says, “For my children and the children of my children,” using the conjunction “and,” then the children of the direct descendants and the children of the sons share in it, because the conjunction “and” is a line in Paradise. However, if he says, “This is for my children, and after them, the children of my children,” or if he restricts it to the children of the children, then this is necessitated by the phrasing. As long as even one person remains from the first generation, it belongs to them. If the first generation becomes extinct and no one remains, it passes to the second generation.