And they spoke to him all the words of Yosef that he had spoken to them, and he saw the wagons that Yosef had sent to carry him, and the spirit of their father Yaakov revived.
English: Some say: What is the meaning of “and the spirit of Yaakov revived”? The spirit of holiness that had departed from him rested upon him at that moment.
On the daf / in context: The midrash identifies the “spirit” that returned as ruach hakodesh, which had left Yaakov during the years of mourning for Yosef and returned when he received the credible signs of Yosef’s survival.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned
When Yaakov saw the wagons and heard Yosef’s words, the prophetic spirit that had left him during the years of mourning returned.