And moreover, the sages of blessed memory homiletically interpret the language changes that are found in a topic and also set the number of homiletical interpretations to equal the number of language changes.

For example, in the chapter about burnt offerings and peace offerings, it comes nine times with the language הקרבה instead of הבאה, six times with a pronoun and three times without a pronoun. And they interpret that this is for nine types of mixtures, that six are not offered as a sacrifice and three are offered as a sacrifice.

And moreover, the word דם (blood) comes three times and three times דמו (its blood) with a pronoun. And it is interpreted that three types of mixtures are offered as a sacrifice and three types are not offered. (Because the pronoun excludes mixtures).

And for all of the times in which the Torah talks about סמך (to lay), it is written וסמך את ידו except for three times, where it is written וסמך ידו for three homiletical interpretations.

And three times it writes על ראש with a טפחא (tipkhah - the Aramaic name for a particular cantillation note) on the word על, for three interpretations.

And moreover in six places where it considers a sin offering and a burnt offering of a bird, there are language changes for each one, for a total of six homiletical interpretations.

And also, it was customary that they said all of their homiletical interpretations at one time with the first word that they chanced upon, and the number of homiletical interpretations was equal to the number of changes in language.