en_tn/gen/47/03.md

translationWords

• en:tw:servant
• en:tw:shepherd

translationNotes

• 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"
• “Your servants shepherd flocks”
• 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"