TT · Parashas Mikeitz · Passuk 43:34
וַיִּשָּׂ֨א מַשְׂאֹ֜ת מֵאֵ֣ת פָּנָיו֮ אֲלֵהֶם֒ וַתֵּ֜רֶב מַשְׂאַ֧ת בִּנְיָמִ֛ן מִמַּשְׂאֹ֥ת כֻּלָּ֖ם חָמֵ֣שׁ יָד֑וֹת וַיִּשְׁתּ֥וּ וַֽיִּשְׁכְּר֖וּ עִמּֽוֹ׃
Portions were served them from his table; but Benjamin’s portion was severaldseveral Lit. “five.” times that of anyone else. And they drank their fill with him.
Torah Temimah points to midrashic comments on the special portion given to Binyamin.
וישא משאת… וישר משאת בנימין. [Special portion five times as much.]
English of Core Text: “And he took and sent messes… and Binyamin’s mess was five times as much as any of theirs.”
On the daf / in context: The extraordinary portion given to Binyamin is noted in the classical sources as a mark of special favor (and, in some readings, a test).
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (midrashic) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: Yosef signaled special affection for Binyamin by giving him a portion five times larger than that of the other brothers.