וַיִּקְבֹּ֞ץ אֶת־כׇּל־אֹ֣כֶל ׀ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָיוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּתֶּן־אֹ֖כֶל בֶּעָרִ֑ים אֹ֧כֶל שְׂדֵה־הָעִ֛יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְבִיבֹתֶ֖יהָ נָתַ֥ן בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃
And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.
Classical midrash on the method of storage.
אֹכֶל שְׂדֵה הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֶיהָ נָתַן בְּתוֹכָהּ. כׇּל עִיר שָׁמְרָה אֶת תְּבוּאַת סְבִיבוֹתֶיהָ.
English of Core Text: “The food of the field which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.” Each city preserved the produce of its own surrounding fields.
On the daf / in context: The midrash notes the decentralized storage system that both prevented spoilage and made the later distribution efficient.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: Wise administration stores each region’s produce locally; the plan Yosef implements is both practical and sustainable for the long famine ahead.