ויזכור יוסף את החלומות
And Yosef remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, “Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.”
Bereishis Rabbah 91:7.
Sefaria · Bereishis Rabbah 91:7
וַיִּזְכֹּר יוֹסֵף אֶת הַחֲלֹמוֹת. הַזִּכָּרוֹן הוּא הַמַּנְהִיג שֶׁל כׇּל הַמִּבְחָן.
English: The Midrash’s 91:7 narrative connects Yosef’s recollection with his brothers’ prostration and then unfolds the interrogation that follows.
On the daf / in context: The midrash treats the sudden memory of the youthful dreams as the moment that transforms a chance encounter into a deliberate process of examination and eventual reconciliation.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: The dreams of youth are not forgotten; when the moment of their fulfillment arrives, they become the internal compass that directs Yosef’s actions toward the brothers.