וַיְצַ֞ו אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־בֵּיתוֹ֮ לֵאמֹר֒ מַלֵּ֞א אֶת־אַמְתְּחֹ֤ת הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ אֹ֔כֶל כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יוּכְל֖וּן שְׂאֵ֑ת וְשִׂ֥ים כֶּֽסֶף־אִ֖ישׁ בְּפִ֥י אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃
And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.”
Classical midrash on the final stage of the test.
Sefaria · Bereshit Rabbah (context)
מַלֵּא אֶת אַמְתְּחֹת הָאֲנָשִׁים אֹכֶל... וְשִׂים כֶּסֶף אִישׁ בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ. הַהֲכָנָה לַמִּבְחָן הָאַחֲרוֹן.
English of Core Text: “Fill the men’s sacks with food… and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.” The preparation for the final test.
On the daf / in context: The midrash sees the repeated return of the silver, now joined with the planted cup, as the carefully designed climax that will force the brothers to confront the loss of Binyamin.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: The final test is prepared with the same method as the first — money restored — but now escalated by the silver cup that will single out Binyamin.