Genesis 42:38

‘His brother is dead.’ Joseph was Benjamin’s only real brother. The other 10 men were half-brothers. ‘Only he remains.’ Benjamin was the only one whose mother was Rachel. (See the comment on verse 4.)

Canaan ~ the country where the Canaanites lived. (See Canaanites.) It is approximately the same land as the modern country Israel together with the land of the Palestinians.

Canaanites ~ Canaan’s descendants. Canaan was a grandson of Noah. (see Genesis 9:18.) The word Canaanites included Amorites and Hivites and other nations. (see Genesis 10:16-17.) It sometimes also included other people who lived in the country Canaan. These people were not descendants of Canaan.

descendants ~ children and grandchildren and later members of the family.
Pharaoh ~ every king of Egypt was called ‘Pharaoh’. It was not one king’s name.
Hebrew ~ the Hebrew people were Abraham and his descendants. The ancient Hebrew language is the original language of Genesis. It is also the original language of most of the Old Testament (the first part of the Bible). This language is like the modern Hebrew language, which people speak in the country Israel today.

descendants ~ children and grandchildren and later members of the family.
command ~ to tell people (or a person) that they must do something; to say to people (or to a person) something that they must obey; to control by means of commands. A command is an order that one must obey.
donkey ~ an animal like a small horse. Donkeys can carry heavy loads on their backs. People ride on them.
descendants ~ children and grandchildren and later members of the family.
offering ~ a gift to God. An offering may be an animal. People killed the animal and burned it on an altar.

altar ~ a table where one burned an animal as an offering to God. An altar is usually several large stones that form a pile.
famine ~ a period when crops do not grow. It may last for several years. There is a serious lack of food.