1“If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
The word “if” demonstrates the freedom that a worshipper had in presenting the peace offering to the Lord. In other words, the peace offering was an optional sacrifice. Each person could present this offering when they felt like it.
1 “If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.