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.
Classical midrash on the opening of the storehouses.
וַיִּפְתַּח יוֹסֵף אֶת כׇּל אֲשֶׁר בָּהֶם. הַמַּחְסָנִים נִפְתָּחִים בְּעִתָּם, וְהַמִּכְרָה מַתְחִילָה.
English of Core Text: “And Yosef opened all the storehouses.” The stores are opened at the proper time, and the selling begins.
On the daf / in context: The midrash notes that the carefully accumulated grain of the seven years of plenty is now released exactly when the need becomes universal.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: The long preparation of the years of plenty reaches its purpose; Yosef opens the storehouses and the entire region becomes dependent on the system he established.