וַיִּקְרָ֖א אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהֹוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו מֵאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵ֖ד לֵאמֹֽר׃

An He summoned Moshe and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting (Mishkan) , saying:

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אָדָ֗ם כִּֽי־יַקְרִ֥יב מִכֶּ֛ם קׇרְבָּ֖ן לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה מִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה מִן־הַבָּקָר֙ וּמִן־הַצֹּ֔אן תַּקְרִ֖יבוּ אֶת־קׇרְבַּנְכֶֽם׃

Speak to the Bnei Israel  and tell them: If an Adam (person) presents an animal offering to God  you (i.e. they) should bring your sacrifice from the cattle and from the sheep.

אִם־עֹלָ֤ה קׇרְבָּנוֹ֙ מִן־הַבָּקָ֔ר זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּ אֶל־פֶּ֜תַח אֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ יַקְרִ֣יב אֹת֔וֹ לִרְצֹנ֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

If his offering is from the cows, an unblemished male should be brought to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting  and he shall sacrifice it of his  own will before God.

וְסָמַ֣ךְ יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל רֹ֣אשׁ הָעֹלָ֑ה וְנִרְצָ֥ה ל֖וֹ לְכַפֵּ֥ר עָלָֽיו׃

And he shall lay his hand on the head of the whole burnt offering, that it may be willed on his behalf to be forgiven over him. (Vayikra/Leviticus 1:1-3)

Cleary these verses are referring not to an expiatory sin offering, but to a voluntary “gift”  to the Lord.  This triad of verses then concludes with the Divine acceptance of such a gift and a total non sequitur ; “to be forgiven over him”.

Who Is being forgiven here? And for what sin? After all, this is not a sin sacrifice. This is a prize meal for the Almighty. Hence, wherein lies the transgression? Indeed, had the presenter been unwittingly guilty of some sin he would have to........

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