## 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"