This first regulation begins with the word ‘If’. It is a particle that introduces the conditional element of an ‘if … then’ clause. The particle appears frequently in Leviticus, and its purpose is to demonstrate that an offerer has more than one option in what he offers. Regarding the burnt offering in Leviticus 1, the worshipper has three choices: an animal from the herd (1:3), one from the flock (1:10), or a bird (1:14). The section before us (1:3–9) describes the burnt offering presented from