Mishnah for Berakhot 3:2

קָבְרוּ אֶת הַמֵּת וְחָזְרוּ, אִם יְכוֹלִין לְהַתְחִיל וְלִגְמֹר עַד שֶׁלֹּא יַגִּיעוּ לַשּׁוּרָה, יַתְחִילוּ. וְאִם לָאו, לֹא יַתְחִילוּ. הָעוֹמְדִים בַּשּׁוּרָה, הַפְּנִימִים פְּטוּרִים, וְהַחִיצוֹנִים חַיָּבִין:

Once they bury the dead and return — if they can begin and finish [one section of the Shema] before they arrive at the file [They would make files of mourners to comfort him upon returning from the grave.], they should begin; and if not, [If the distance from the grave to the place where they made the file was short, so that there was no time to being and finish before arriving at the file], they should not begin. Those who stand in the file — the inner ones [(who see the mourners)] are exempt; the outer ones are obligated.

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