English: Four made a request that was not in proper form; three were answered in proper form, and one was answered not in proper form.
On the daf / in context: Eliezer’s test at the well is listed among requests that were formally irregular yet granted; the midrash groups him with others who set conditions before Heaven.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13: the standing at the well and the proposed test are classed among the four who “demanded not according to form.”
What Is Learned
Eliezer is one of four who set a test before Heaven in a form that was not strictly proper; three of them, including him, were nonetheless answered fittingly.