ואון בן פלת (שם שם א). למה נקרא שמו און, שלן באנינות כל ימיו. בן פלת, בן שנעשו לו פלאות, אמר רב און בן פלת אשתו הצילתו, ואמרה ליה מה לך בהדין פלוגתא, אי אהרן כהנא רבא, אנת תלמידא, [אי קרח כהנא רבא את תלמידא], אמר לה ידענא דכולה כנישתא קדישא, דכתיב כי כל העדה כולם קדושים (שם שם ג), מה עבדא אשקיתיה חמרא ארויתיה ואגניתיה בערסיה, והוה יתבא היא אבבא [דביתא], וסתריה לזייה, כל מאן דאתי בשביל און בעלה חזיה והדר, אדהכי והכי נבלעו, היינו דכתיב חכמות נשים בנתה ביתה (משלי יד א) זו אשתו של און, ואולת בידיה תהרסנה (שם), זו אשתו של קרח.
(Numb. 16:1:) AND ON BEN PELETH. Why was he named On (which means "sorrow")?53Tanh., Numb. 5:10; Numb. R. 18:20; Sanh. 109b-110a. Because he remained in sorrow all his days. (Ibid.:) BEN PELETH (PLT)? The son of (ben) one for whom miracles (PL'WT) have been performed. Rav said: On ben Peleth had his wife save him; for she said to him: What has this dispute to do with you? If Aaron is the High priest, you are a disciple; [if Korah is high priest, you are <still> a disciple]. He said to her: I know that the whole community is holy, since it is written in Numb. 16:3): FOR ALL THE CONGREGATION ARE HOLY. What did she do? She gave him wine to drink, got him drunk, and had him lie down in her bed. Then she sat down at the entrance [of the house] and let down her hair.54It was immodest to look at a married woman’s loosened hair. Everyone who came for her husband On saw her and returned. In the meanwhile they were swallowed up. It is this which is written (in Prov. 14:1): THE WISDOM OF WOMEN BUILDS ITS HOUSE. This refers to the wife of On. (Ibid., cont.:) BUT FOLLY TEARS IT DOWN WITH ITS OWN HANDS. This refers to the wife of Korah.55Sanh. 110a describes how she joined her husband in his rebellion.
ואון בן פלת (שם שם א). למה נקרא שמו און, שלן באנינות כל ימיו. בן פלת, בן שנעשו לו פלאות, אמר רב און בן פלת אשתו הצילתו, ואמרה ליה מה לך בהדין פלוגתא, אי אהרן כהנא רבא, אנת תלמידא, [אי קרח כהנא רבא את תלמידא], אמר לה ידענא דכולה כנישתא קדישא, דכתיב כי כל העדה כולם קדושים (שם שם ג), מה עבדא אשקיתיה חמרא ארויתיה ואגניתיה בערסיה, והוה יתבא היא אבבא [דביתא], וסתריה לזייה, כל מאן דאתי בשביל און בעלה חזיה והדר, אדהכי והכי נבלעו, היינו דכתיב חכמות נשים בנתה ביתה (משלי יד א) זו אשתו של און, ואולת בידיה תהרסנה (שם), זו אשתו של קרח.
(Numb. 16:1:) AND ON BEN PELETH. Why was he named On (which means "sorrow")?53Tanh., Numb. 5:10; Numb. R. 18:20; Sanh. 109b-110a. Because he remained in sorrow all his days. (Ibid.:) BEN PELETH (PLT)? The son of (ben) one for whom miracles (PL'WT) have been performed. Rav said: On ben Peleth had his wife save him; for she said to him: What has this dispute to do with you? If Aaron is the High priest, you are a disciple; [if Korah is high priest, you are <still> a disciple]. He said to her: I know that the whole community is holy, since it is written in Numb. 16:3): FOR ALL THE CONGREGATION ARE HOLY. What did she do? She gave him wine to drink, got him drunk, and had him lie down in her bed. Then she sat down at the entrance [of the house] and let down her hair.54It was immodest to look at a married woman’s loosened hair. Everyone who came for her husband On saw her and returned. In the meanwhile they were swallowed up. It is this which is written (in Prov. 14:1): THE WISDOM OF WOMEN BUILDS ITS HOUSE. This refers to the wife of On. (Ibid., cont.:) BUT FOLLY TEARS IT DOWN WITH ITS OWN HANDS. This refers to the wife of Korah.55Sanh. 110a describes how she joined her husband in his rebellion.