## your servants ##
Joseph's brothers refer to themselves as "your servants." This is a formal way of speaking to someone with more authority. Alternate translation: "We, your servants"
## as our ancestors ##
"both we and our forefathers" or "both we and our ancestors"
## We come as temporary residents in the land ##
"We have come to stay for a while in Egypt"
## There is no pasture ##
"There is no grass to eat"