Niddah 31a § 2
God Takes Back His Part
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When the person's time comes to leave the world
God takes back his part and leaves the
father's part and mother's part before them.
Rashi explains: (note 22) this demonstrates that
the ability to see, hear, speak, etc. are God's
contribution. for though a corpse has eyes, ears
and a mouth, it can no longer see, hear and speak
beacuse God has taken back his contribution
to the formation of the human body.
God takes back his part and leaves the
father's part and mother's part before them.
Rashi explains: (note 22) this demonstrates that
the ability to see, hear, speak, etc. are God's
contribution. for though a corpse has eyes, ears
and a mouth, it can no longer see, hear and speak
beacuse God has taken back his contribution
to the formation of the human body.