Thereupon Joshua asked: "Whence and whither, Ben Zoma?" The latter replied: "I was lost in thoughts concerning the account of the Creation." And then he told Joshua his interpretation of Genesis 1:2.
Then Joshua asked Ben Zoma: "From where and to where have you been?" Ben Zoma replied: "I was preoccupied with my thoughts about the account in Genesis 1:2." He then explained to Joshua his understanding of that verse.