#Your servants are shepherds

"Your servants shepherd flocks"

#Your servants

Joseph's brothers refer to themselves as "your servants." This is a formal way of speaking to someone with more authority. This can be stated in first person. AT: "We, your servants" or "We" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_123person]])

#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"

#now

This does not mean "at this moment," but is used to draw attention to the important point that follows.