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# there came a famine
"a famine came." The ground stopped producing food.
# our fathers
This refers Jacob and his sons, who were the ancestors of the Jewish people.
# grain
Grain was the most common food at that time.
# our fathers ... his brothers
Both of these phrases refer to Joseph's older brothers. The UDB makes this explicit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# On their second trip
"On their next trip" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
# made himself known
Joseph revealed to his brothers his identity as their brother.
# Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Pharaoh learned that they were Joseph's family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/famine]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/suffer]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jacob]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/josephot]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/pharaoh]]