English: “Let a little water be brought…” Rav Yehudah said in the name of Rav: Whatever Avraham did for the angels himself, the Holy One, blessed be He, later did for his children Himself; and whatever he did through an agent, the Holy One, blessed be He, later did for his children through an agent.
On the daf / in context: The sugya systematically matches each act of hospitality performed by Avraham with a corresponding act of Hashem toward Israel in the wilderness (water, manna, cloud, etc.).
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. Each detail of Avraham’s service is paired with a later divine response in kind.
What Is Learned
Hashem repaid Avraham’s hospitality measure for measure: what Avraham did personally, Hashem did personally for Israel; what Avraham delegated, Hashem delegated.