וַיְהִ֗י הֵ֚ם מְרִיקִ֣ים שַׂקֵּיהֶ֔ם וְהִנֵּה־אִ֥ישׁ צְרוֹר־כַּסְפּ֖וֹ בְּשַׂקּ֑וֹ וַיִּרְא֞וּ אֶת־צְרֹר֧וֹת כַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛ם הֵ֥מָּה וַאֲבִיהֶ֖ם וַיִּירָֽאוּ׃
And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
Classical midrash on the shared fear before Yaakov.
וַיִּרְאוּ אֶת צְרֹרוֹת כַּסְפֵּיהֶם הֵמָּה וַאֲבִיהֶם וַיִּירָאוּ. הַפַּחַד מִתְפַּשֵּׁט גַּם עַל יַעֲקֹב.
English of Core Text: “When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.” The fear spreads also to Yaakov.
On the daf / in context: The midrash emphasizes that the returned silver, once revealed in the father’s presence, intensifies the sense that an unseen hand is directing events against them.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: The money that was meant to be a private test becomes a public sign of trouble; both the brothers and Yaakov are shaken by the inexplicable return of the silver.