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they came to him
"the people came to Joseph"
We will not hide from my master
The people refer to Joseph as "my master." This is a formal way of speaking to someone with greater authority. It can be stated in second person. AT: "We will not hide from you, our master" or "We will not hide from you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
There is nothing left in the sight of my master
Here "sight" stands for Joseph himself. AT: "We have nothing left to give you, our master" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land?
The word "eyes" refers to Joseph's sight. The people use a question to emphasize how desperate they are to buy food. This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "Please do not just watch as we die and our land is ruined!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
Why should we die ... both we and our land
The land becomes useless and ruined because there is no seed to plant; thus it is spoken of as if the land would die. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)