וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּ וַיּוֹרִ֛דוּ אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־אַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ אָ֑רְצָה וַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃
Then they hastened, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
Classical midrash on the brothers’ eager cooperation with the search.
Sefaria · Bereshit Rabbah (context)
וַיְמַהֲרוּ וַיּוֹרִדוּ... וַיִּפְתְּחוּ. הַזְּרִיזוּת מְעִידָה עַל בִּטָּחוֹן בְּחַפּוֹתָם.
English of Core Text: “Then they hastened, and took down… and opened.” The haste testifies to their confidence in their innocence.
On the daf / in context: The midrash observes that the brothers’ rapid compliance with the search is the behavior of men who are certain nothing will be found.
Type of Learning: Derash on the verse (classic midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned: The brothers open their sacks willingly and quickly because they know themselves to be clean; the discovery that follows is therefore all the more devastating.