“Enough for a sheep” — from where that if he has the value of a sheep but lacks what he needs for his own necessities, he still brings the poor man’s offering? Scripture says “dei seh.”
In the sugya: The phrase “dei seh” is read not as absolute ownership of the value of a sheep, but as ownership relative to the person’s ongoing basic needs. If bringing a sheep would leave him without necessities, he is treated as poor.
Type of Learning
Diyuk of “dei seh” — sufficiency is measured relative to ongoing needs, not raw asset value.
What Is Learned
One who owns the monetary equivalent of a sheep but would be left without basic support is treated as poor and brings the bird pair. The Torah’s language “enough for a sheep” incorporates the person’s own necessary expenses into the assessment of means.