Parashas Vayigash · Passuk 47:27
And Yisrael settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; they acquired holdings in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly.
Torah Temimah points to classical sources on the language “vayeshev” as a harbinger of trouble.
TT lemma: וישב ישראל.
English: Rabbi Yochanan said: Wherever Scripture says “vayeshev” it is an expression of trouble. “And Yisrael settled in the land of Goshen” — immediately afterward it is written “and the days of Yisrael drew near to die.”
Derash on the verse (midrash / Bavli style) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
The word “vayeshev” signals impending trouble; here it is immediately followed by the approach of Yaakov’s death.