ג קָרָא וְטָעָה יַחְזוֹר לְמָקוֹם שֶׁטָּעָה. טָעָה בֵין כְּתִיבַת הָרִאשׁוֹנָה לִשְׁנִיָיה חוֹזֵר לִכְתִיבָת הָרִאשׁוֹנָה. טָעָה וְאֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ הֵיכַן טָעָה יַחְזוֹר כְּבַתְּחִילָּה לְמָקוֹם הַבָּרוּר לוֹ. דֵּלֹמָא רִבִּי חִיַיא רִבִּי יַסָּא רִבִּי אַמִּי סַלְקוּן מֵיעֲבַד גִּנּוּנִיָּה דְּרִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר. שָׁמְעֻין קָלֵיהּ דְּרִבִּי יוֹחָנָן אִי מְחַדֵּית מִילָּה. אָמְרִין מַן נָחֵית שְׁמַע לָהּ מִינֵיהּ. אָמְרִין וְיֵיחוּת רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר דְּהוּא זָרִיז סַגִּין. נָחֵית וְסַלִּיק אָמַר לוֹן כֵּן אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן קָרָא וּמָצָא עַצְמוֹ בִּלְמַעַן חֲזָקָה כִּוֵּין.
3 “If he recited and made a mistake then he should return to the place of the mistake.” If he made a mistake between the first and second mention of “writing” he must return to the first “writing”. If he made a mistake and does not know where he made the mistake, he returns to the start, to any place that he is sure about. An explanation: Rebbi Ḥiyya, Rebbi Yasa, Rebbi Ammi were preparing the wedding canopy for Rebbi Eleazar. They heard the voice of Rebbi Joḥanan when he explained something new. They said: Who is going down to hear that from him? They said, let Rebbi Eleazar go down since he is very careful. He descended, ascended, and said to them: So says Rebbi Joḥanan, if he recited and found himself at למען one can be sure that he had the right intention.