And he said to him: Go now, see whether it is well with your brothers, and well with the flock; and bring me back word. So he sent him out of the valley of Chevron, and he came to Shechem.
English: Our Rabbis taught: “Go now, see the welfare of your brothers” — from here we learn that a Torah scholar should not go out alone at night.
On the daf / in context: Chullin 91b derives a practical rule of caution for Torah scholars from Yaakov’s instruction to Yosef.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. The directive to check on the brothers is read as implying the need for company or daylight when traveling.
What Is Learned
A Torah scholar should not travel alone at night. The verse supplies the source for this precaution.