Parashas Shemos · Passuk 1:6
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Torah Temimah points to Berachos 55a (verified).
Sefaria — Exodus 1:6
Sefaria — Berachos 55a
E-Daf — Berachos 55a
English: R’ Chama bar Chanina said: Why did Yosef die before his brothers? Because he conducted himself with authority (rabbanus).
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
Midrashic exegesis — inferring from the verse’s order that Yosef died before his brothers and explaining why.
Chazal teach that Yosef’s assumption of authority shortened his life relative to his brothers. The verse’s order is taken as deliberate, not merely chronological.