וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ שָׁל֨וֹם לָכֶ֜ם אַל־תִּירָ֗אוּ אֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם וֵאלֹהֵ֤י אֲבִיכֶם֙ נָתַ֨ן לָכֶ֤ם מַטְמוֹן֙ בְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם כַּסְפְּכֶ֖ם בָּ֣א אֵלָ֑י וַיּוֹצֵ֥א אֲלֵהֶ֖ם אֶת־שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃
And he said, “Peace be to you, fear not; your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks; I had your money.” And he brought Shimon out unto them.
Classical midrash on the steward’s reassurance.
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבִיכֶם נָתַן לָכֶם מַטְמוֹן. גַּם עֶבֶד מִצְרִי מַזְכִּיר אֶת אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב.
English of Core Text: “Your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure.” Even an Egyptian servant mentions the God of Yaakov.
On the daf / in context: The midrash notes the unexpected theological language in the mouth of Yosef’s steward, another quiet signal that the house is not entirely foreign to the God of the Hebrews.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: The reassurance that calms the brothers’ fear is framed in the language of their own faith; the steward (under Yosef’s instruction) speaks of “your God and the God of your father.”