If the offering was a living animal, it was to be left “in front of the altar ” of burnt offering in the priests ’ courtyard of the temple. After the problem was solved, the offender would return and the offering would be made.
فَكَانَتِ ٱلذَّبَائِحُ ٱلْحَيَوَانِيَّةُ غَيْرَ مُجْدِيَةٍ فِي نَظَرِ يَهْوَه إِذَا كَانَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَرِّبُونَهَا لَا يُحْسِنُونَ مُعَامَلَةَ رَفِيقِهِمِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ .‏