Tanach
Melachim I 14:1-4 מלכים א י״ד:א׳-ד׳
Part of: Chapter 14
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בָּעֵת הַהִיא חָלָה אֲבִיָּה בֶן־יָרׇבְעָֽם׃
At this time, Aviyah, the son of Yerovom, became sick.
At this time, Aviyah, the son of Yerovom, became sick.
וַיֹּאמֶר יָרׇבְעָם לְאִשְׁתּוֹ קוּמִי נָא וְהִשְׁתַּנִּית וְלֹא יֵֽדְעוּ כִּי־[אַתְּ] (אתי) אֵשֶׁת יָרׇבְעָם וְהָלַכְתְּ שִׁלֹה הִנֵּה־שָׁם אֲחִיָּה הַנָּבִיא הוּא־דִבֶּר עָלַי לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־הָעָם הַזֶּֽה׃
And Yerovom said to his wife, “Please get up and disguise yourself so that it be not known that you are the wife of Yerovom, and go to Shilo, for Achiyoh, the prophet is there. He is the one who spoke to me that I would be king over this people.
And Yerovom said to his wife, “Please get up and disguise yourself so that it be not known that you are the wife of Yerovom, and go to Shilo, for Achiyoh, the prophet is there. He is the one who spoke to me that I would be king over this people.
וְלָקַחַתְּ בְּיָדֵךְ עֲשָׂרָה לֶחֶם וְנִקֻּדִים וּבַקְבֻּק דְּבַשׁ וּבָאת אֵלָיו הוּא יַגִּיד לָךְ מַה־יִּֽהְיֶה לַנָּֽעַר׃
And take with you ten loaves of bread, biscuits and a jar of honey, and come to him. He will tell you what will be the child.”
And take with you ten loaves of bread, biscuits and a jar of honey, and come to him. He will tell you what will be the child.”
Rashi
וַתַּעַשׂ כֵּן אֵשֶׁת יָרׇבְעָם וַתָּקׇם וַתֵּלֶךְ שִׁלֹה וַתָּבֹא בֵּית אֲחִיָּה וַאֲחִיָּהוּ לֹא־יָכֹל לִרְאוֹת כִּי קָמוּ עֵינָיו מִשֵּׂיבֽוֹ׃ {פ}
And the wife of Yerovom did so, and she got up and went to Shilo, and came to the house of Achiyoh. Achiyoh was unable to see because his eyes were stationary due to his old age.
And the wife of Yerovom did so, and she got up and went to Shilo, and came to the house of Achiyoh. Achiyoh was unable to see because his eyes were stationary due to his old age.
ונקודים. מין קליות, מייבשין בתנור ועושין אותן קמח לעשות ממנו מאכל, שקורין לו שתיתא בלשון גמרא:
Biscuits. A type of parched grain, dried in an oven, and they make flour from it to make it into a dish called שתיתא, in the language of the Gemara.1It was a custom in those days to give a prophet a present before asking him a question. See I Shmuel 9:7,8.—Ralbag