וַיֹּ֥אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו הֲנִמְצָ֣א כָזֶ֔ה אִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֛ר ר֥וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֖ים בּֽוֹ׃
And Pharaoh said unto his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?”
Classical midrash: Bereshit Rabbah 90:1.
Sefaria · Bereshit Rabbah 90:1
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל עֲבָדָיו הֲנִמְצָא כָזֶה. אַחַת הִיא יוֹנָתִי תַמָּתִי (שיר השירים ו, ט) – זֶה אַבְרָהָם…
English of Core Text: “And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find such a one as this?” “My dove, my perfect one, is but one” (Song of Songs 6:9) — this is Avraham… [The midrash continues the chain of uniqueness through the patriarchs and culminates in the recognition that Yosef is singular.]
On the daf / in context: Bereshit Rabbah links Pharaoh’s astonished question to the uniqueness motif of Shir HaShirim, presenting Yosef as the singular figure in whom the spirit of God is visibly present.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: Pharaoh himself is forced to acknowledge that Yosef is unique — a man in whom the spirit of God dwells — a recognition that sets him apart from all the magicians and wise men of Egypt.