Discovery BoxLeviticus 7:16 
Context7:16 “‘If his offering is a votive or freewill sacrifice, 1 it may be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, and also the leftovers from it may be eaten on the next day, 2
Leviticus 22:21
Context22:21 If a man presents a peace offering sacrifice to the Lord for a special votive offering 3 or for a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be flawless to be acceptable; 4 it must have no flaw. 5
Leviticus 22:23
Context22:23 As for an ox 6 or a sheep with a limb too long or stunted, 7 you may present it as a freewill offering, but it will not be acceptable for a votive offering. 8
1 tn For the distinction between votive and freewill offerings see the note on Lev 22:23 and the literature cited there.
2 tn Heb “and on the next day and the left over from it shall be eaten.”
3 tn The meaning of the expression לְפַלֵּא־נֶדֶר (lÿfalle’-neder) rendered here “for a special votive offering” is much debated. Some take it as an expression for fulfilling a vow, “to fulfill a vow” (e.g., HALOT 927-28 s.v. פלא piel and NASB; cf. NAB, NRSV “in fulfillment of a vow”) or, alternatively, “to make a vow” or “for making a vow” (HALOT 928 s.v. פלא piel [II פלא]). Perhaps it refers to the making a special vow, from the verb פָלַא (pala’, “to be wonderful, to be remarkable”); cf. J. Milgrom, Numbers (JPSTC), 44. B. A. Levine, Leviticus (JPSTC), 151 and 193, suggests that this is a special term for “setting aside a votive offering” (related to פָלָה [palah, “to set aside”]). In general, the point of the expression seems to be that this sacrifice arises as a special gift to God out of special circumstances in the life of the worshiper.
4 tn Heb “for acceptance”; NAB “if it is to find acceptance.”
5 tn Heb “all/any flaw shall not be in it.”
6 tn Heb “And an ox.”
7 tn Heb “and stunted” (see HALOT 1102 s.v. I קלט).
8 sn The freewill offering was voluntary, so the regulations regarding it were more relaxed. Once a vow was made, the paying of it was not voluntary (see B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 151-52, for very helpful remarks on this verse).
