Does starting the whole sacrificial system with a voluntary burnt offering say something about intent? Sacrifice here begins as an act of devotion, not a punishment being extracted.
Theologicalזכר A MALE, but not a female. When Scripture mentions again lower down. (v. 10) that the sacrifice shall be זכר, a male, — which appears unnecessary to state, — it intends to say: a male, but not an animal whose sex is indeterminate or which is a her...
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