# Now Joseph

"Now" marks a change from the story to background information about Joseph. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# over the land

Here "land" refers to Egypt. Alternate translation: "over Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# all the people of the land

Here "land" includes Egypt and other surrounding countries. Alternate translation: "all the people of all the nations that came to buy grain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# Joseph's brothers came

Here "came" can be translated as "went." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-go]])

# bowed down to him with their faces to the ground

This is a way of showing respect. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])