את האלהים אני ירא
And Yosef said unto them the third day, “This do, and live; for I fear God.”
Shemos Rabbah 26:3.
אֶת הָאֱלֹהִים אֲנִי יָרֵא. יוֹסֵף מַגְלֶה טִפָּה מִן הָאֱמֶת שֶׁלּוֹ גַּם בְּתוֹךְ הַהַסְתָּרָה.
English: Shemos Rabbah 26:3 cites Yosef’s declaration “I fear God” as the model for the fear of God that distinguishes him, in contrast with Amalek’s lack of such fear.
On the daf / in context: The midrash treats the unexpected claim of yirat Elohim by an Egyptian viceroy as a deliberate signal that the brothers (and the reader) are meant to notice.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: Even in the midst of the harsh test, Yosef cannot entirely suppress the truth of his character; the declaration “I fear God” is both a moral claim and a quiet self-revelation.