In view of the sacrifices that true worshipers had been accustomed to offering, the sort of ransom to which Elihu was alluding in Job’s case might have been an animal sacrifice.
Kui vaadelda ohvreid, mida tõelised kummardajad olid harjunud tooma, võis lunastus, millele Eliihu Hiiobi juhul viitas, olla loomohver.