וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח הָאֶחָ֜ד אֶת־שַׂקּ֗וֹ לָתֵ֥ת מִסְפּ֛וֹא לַחֲמֹר֖וֹ בַּמָּל֑וֹן וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־כַּסְפּ֔וֹ וְהִנֵּה־ה֖וּא בְּפִ֥י אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃
And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he saw his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
Classical midrash on the discovery of the money.
וַיַּרְא אֶת כַּסְפּוֹ וְהִנֵּה הוּא בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ. הַגִּלּוּי בַּמָּלוֹן מַתְחִיל אֶת הַפַּחַד הַמְּשֻׁתָּף.
English of Core Text: “He saw his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.” The discovery at the lodging-place begins the shared fear.
On the daf / in context: The midrash notes that the first sighting of the returned silver occurs away from home, forcing the brothers to confront the mystery together before they reach Yaakov.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: The money reappears at the moment of ordinary need (feeding the animals); what was intended as a secret test becomes an open crisis on the road.