They are to lay their hand on its head and slaughter it for a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. The hand-laying and slaughter for the female lamb follows the same pattern as the female goat. The choice between lamb and goat does not change the ritual: identification through hand-laying, slaughter at the designated place, blood applied by the priest, fat burned on the altar, forgiveness received. The ritual's pattern is the same across both options, communicating that what matters is not which of the two acceptable animals is brought but that the bringing is done in the established way.

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