# there came a famine

"a famine came." The ground stopped producing food.

# our fathers

This refers Jacob and his sons, who were the ancestors of the Jewish people.

# grain

Grain was the most common food at that time.

# our fathers ... his brothers

Both of these phrases refer to Joseph's older brothers. The UDB makes this explicit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# On their second trip

"On their next trip" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# made himself known

Joseph revealed to his brothers his identity as their brother.

# Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Pharaoh learned that they were Joseph's family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])