Bava Metzia 84a
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But when is the completion of their manufacture?
| Yochanan: | It is from when one fires these items in the furnace. |
| Resh Lakish: | It is from when one scours them in water,
after they have been fired in the furnace. |
| Yochanan: | A bandit knows about his banditry!
i.e., you are an expert in weaponry because you were a bandit in your youth. |
| Resh Lakish: | What benefit did you provide me by bringing
me close to Torah? There, among the bandits, they called me: Leader of the bandits, and here, too, they call me: Leader of the bandits. |
| Yochanan: | I provided benefit to you, as I brought you close
to God, under the wings of the Divine Presence. |