וַיִּסֹּ֥ב מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ וַיָּ֤שׇׁב אֲלֵהֶם֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וַיִּקַּ֤ח מֵֽאִתָּם֙ אֶת־שִׁמְע֔וֹן וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ר אֹת֖וֹ לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Shimon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.
Classical midrash on Yosef’s weeping and the selection of Shimon.
וַיִּסֹּב מֵעֲלֵיהֶם וַיֵּבְךְּ. הָרַחֲמִים נִתְעוֹרְרוּ, וְאַף עַל פִּי כֵן הִמְשִׁיךְ בַּמִּבְחָן.
English of Core Text: “And he turned himself about from them and wept.” Compassion was aroused, yet he continued the test.
On the daf / in context: The midrash notes that Yosef’s emotion breaks through even while he maintains the severe exterior required for the process of examination; Shimon is chosen because he had been central in the earlier plot.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: Yosef’s tears are real and immediate, yet he does not abandon the carefully designed test; the weeping and the binding of Shimon coexist in the same moment.