ויאמר שלום לכם אל תיראו בין בזכותכם בין בזכות אבותיכם אלהיכם נתן לכם מטמון וגו' מכל מקום כספכם בא אלי
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.
Bereishis Rabbah 92:4.
Sefaria · Bereishis Rabbah 92:4
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבִיכֶם נָתַן לָכֶם מַטְמוֹן. גַּם עֶבֶד מִצְרִי מַזְכִּיר אֶת אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב.
English: Bereishis Rabbah 92:4 records the steward’s reassurance: “Peace to you; do not fear,” and says the returned money is a gift from their God, while acknowledging that their original money did arrive in his possession.
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.”