EXTRA · Parashas Mikeitz · Passuk 43:15

EXTRA on Mikeitz 43:15

Complete Passuk

ויקחו האנשים את המנחה הזאת ומשנה כסף לקחו בידם ואת בנימן ויקומו וירדו מצרים ויעמדו לפני יוסף

And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Binyamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Yosef.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Bereishis Rabbah 92:4.

Sefaria · Bereishis Rabbah 92:4

Chazal

וְאֶת בִּנְיָמִן וַיָּקֻמוּ וַיֵּרְדוּ מִצְרַיִם. הַיְּרִידָה הַשְּׁנִיָּה כּוֹלֶלֶת אֶת בִּנְיָמִין וְאֶת הַמִּנְחָה.

English: Bereishis Rabbah 92:4 continues the brothers’ descent, the gift and doubled silver, and their standing before Yosef.

On the daf / in context: The midrash marks the moment the family finally risks the remaining son of Rachel; the narrative tension reaches its height as they stand again before Yosef.

Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.

What Is Learned: The decision to send Binyamin is irreversible once they stand before Yosef; the second journey is the point of no return for the test that Yosef has prepared.