וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה חֲל֥וֹם פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶחָ֣ד ה֑וּא אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים עֹשֶׂ֖ה הִגִּ֥יד לְפַרְעֹֽה׃
And Yosef said unto Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one; what God is about to do He hath declared unto Pharaoh.”
Classical midrash on the unity of the two dreams.
חֲלוֹם פַּרְעֹה אֶחָד הוּא. שְׁנֵי הַחֲלוֹמוֹת הֵם דָּבָר אֶחָד, וְהַכֵּפֶל לְחִזּוּק.
English of Core Text: “The dream of Pharaoh is one.” The two dreams are a single message; the doubling is for emphasis and certainty.
On the daf / in context: Yosef’s first interpretive statement is that the two apparently separate dreams constitute one divine communication; the midrash underscores the principle that repetition in a dream signals that the matter is established by God.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: When Heaven communicates the same message through two images, the matter is fixed and certain; Yosef’s opening declaration establishes the interpretive key for everything that follows.