399 B
399 B
We will rise and go that we may live and not die, both we, you, and also our children
"We will go now to Egypt and get grain so our whole family will live"
both we
Here "we" refers to the brothers.
we, you
Here "you" is singular and refers to Israel.
also our children
Here "our" refers to the brothers. This refers to the small children who were most likely to die during a famine.