# It came about

This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent]])

# when they had eaten

"when Jacob and his family had eaten"

# they had brought

"Jacob's older sons had brought"

# buy us

Here "us" refers to Jacob, his sons, and the rest of the family. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])