“Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering;”
Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: if any of you — whether an Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel — presents a gift for a burnt offering to the Lord, either to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering. The acceptability requirements are addressed to the entire covenant community — Israelite and foreigner alike. The same standards apply to everyone who offers within the covenant community's space. The two voluntary offering categories — vow offering and freewill offering — are the contexts in which the acceptability standards are most relevant: the mandated offerings have specific animal requirements; the voluntary offerings must meet the same general standards.
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