And I will take a morsel of bread, and you shall sustain your hearts; afterward you may pass on, since you have come to your servant. And they said, “Do so, as you have spoken.”
English: “And I will take a morsel of bread.” Yet it is written, “And to the herd Avraham ran.” Rabbi Elazar said: From here we learn that the righteous say little and do much.
On the daf / in context: Avraham offered only “a morsel of bread” yet immediately prepared a lavish meal including a choice calf, illustrating the principle that the righteous under-promise and over-deliver.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. The contrast between the modest verbal offer and the abundant action yields a general character trait of the righteous.
What Is Learned
The righteous say little and do much: Avraham spoke of a mere morsel of bread yet prepared an entire feast.