And it is the custom of the language that the subject should precede the remaining portions of the expression.

And when it is written, ואם האכל יאכל... המקריב אותו (And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings be at all eaten on the third day, it shall not be accepted; neither shall it be imputed to him that offers it)⁴⁵⁶ – it should have said, ואם המקריב אותו... יאכל, and there is a homiletical interpretation.

footnotes: ⁴⁵⁶ Leviticus 7:18.

And moreover, when it is written וכלי חרס אשר יפול מהם אל תוכו כל אשר בתוכו יטמא ואותו תשברו (And every earthen vessel whereinto any of them falls, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it you shall break)⁴⁵⁷, it should be the reverse – אותו תשבורו וכל אשר בתוכו יטמא; the law with respect to the vessel itself should come first and then afterwards the law with respect to whatever is in it. And from this, it is proven that אותו תשבורו means permission, and the fact that כל אשר בתוכו comes first implies that there is an obligation to break it if one wants it clean, which one is given permission to do.

footnotes: ⁴⁵⁷ Leviticus 11:33.