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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.

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)