In the sugya: When the person has sufficient means, the middle tier of the oleh ve-yored is fixed as a female animal from the flock — either a ewe-lamb or a she-goat.
Type of Learning
Diyuk fixing the animal as a female of the flock when means allow.
What Is Learned
When the person can afford it, the middle tier of the oleh ve-yored is a female sheep or goat. The verse’s language “a female from the flock, a ewe or a she-goat” establishes both the gender and the species options for this level of the sliding-scale offering.