# go up to my father It was common to use the phrase "go up" when speaking about going from Egypt to Canaan. Alternate translation: "go back to my father" # say to him, 'This is what your son Joseph says, "God has ... all that you have This is a quotation with three layers. It can be simplified to two layers. Alternate translation: "tell him that this is what I said: 'God has ... all that you have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]]) # Come down to me It was common to use the phrase "come down" when speaking about going from Canaan to Egypt. Alternate translation: "Come here to me"