# The news of the matter was told in [Pharaoh](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh)'s house: "Joseph's brothers have come."

This is a quotation within a quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation. It may also be stated in active form. AT: "Everyone in [Pharaoh](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh)'s palace heard that Joseph's brothers had come." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# [Pharaoh](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh)'s house

This stands for [Pharaoh](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh)'s palace.