וְהָרָעָ֣ב הָיָ֔ה עַ֖ל כׇּל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח יוֹסֵ֜ף אֶֽת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּהֶם֙ וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר לְמִצְרַ֔יִם וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָֽרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
And the famine was over all the face of the earth; and Yosef opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt.
Exact Source: Bereishis Rabbah 90:6
וְהָרָעָב הָיָה וגוֹ׳ — אֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר בָּהֶם, אֶת הַמְאוּשָּׁרִים שֶׁבָּהֶם.
English of Source Text: Bereishis Rabbah interprets “all that was in them” as including the prosperous people among them.
On the passuk: The midrash focuses specifically on the phrase “all that was in them.”
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: The phrase “all that was in them” is understood to include the prosperous members of society.