# thirty years old

"30 years old" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# when he stood before [Pharaoh](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh)

Here "stood before" stands for Joseph starting to serve [Pharaoh](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh). AT: "when he started to serve [Pharaoh](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh)" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# went throughout all the land of [Egypt](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt)

Joseph is inspecting the country as he prepares to carry out his plans.