3 If the offerer’s sacrifice is an ascent-offering from cattle, he must bring an unblemished male. You may not bring a hermaphrodite or an animal of unknown gender. Once the offerer has orally designated a specific animal as his offering, he must bring it; he may not change his mind, and if he does, the court must prevail upon him—even forcibly if necessary—to bring it willingly, as he said he would. He must bring the animal to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, thus being considered to have presented it before God. If two offerers’ designated animals become confused, each offerer should bring one of them to the entrance, intending to offer it up on behalf of whoever designated it. If a designated animal becomes confused with non-designated animals, they should all be sold together to an equal number of people (minus one) who wish to bring ascent-offerings, and then they should all be offered up ‘anonymously,’ i.e., on behalf of whoever designated them. If, however, an animal designated as an ascent-offering becomes confused with animals disqualified for use as sacrifices, or with animals designated as another type of sacrifice, this solution cannot be used.
