The news of the matter was told in Pharaoh's house: "Joseph's brothers have come."

This is a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. It may also be stated in active form. AT: "Everyone in Pharaoh's palace heard that Joseph's brothers had come." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

Pharaoh's house

This stands for Pharaoh's palace.