English: “And He said…” Rabbi Biri said: How many circuits did the Holy One, blessed be He, make in order to hear the conversation of the righteous women? This is what is written: “And He said, ‘No, but you did laugh.’”
On the daf / in context: The divine response is taken as evidence of Hashem’s eagerness to engage with the speech of the righteous matriarchs.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Yerushalmi) — not a formal named middah of the 13. The direct reply is read as a special attentiveness to the words of tzidkaniyot.
What Is Learned
Hashem went out of His way to hear and respond to the words of the righteous women; the correction to Sarah illustrates that attentiveness.