Complete Passuk
בְּזֵעַ֤ת אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ תֹּ֣אכַל לֶ֔חֶם עַ֤ד שֽׁוּבְךָ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ כִּֽי־עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־עָפָ֖ר תָּשֽׁוּב׃
Chabad / Judaica Press
Core Text
Core Textוְאֶל עָפָר תָּשׁוּב — אֵימָתַי? אָמַר רַבִּי אֲחַאי בַּר יֹאשִׁיָּה: שָׁעָה אַחַת קֹדֶם תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים.
English of Core Text: “And to dust you shall return” — when? Rabbi Achai bar Yoshiyah said: one hour before the resurrection of the dead.
On the daf / in context: The return to dust is timed relative to the ultimate resurrection, preserving the body’s destiny for techiyas ha-meisim.
Type of Learning: Custom (timing of return to dust)
What Is Learned: The return to dust occurs one hour before the resurrection of the dead.