"Your servants shepherd flocks"
"We, your servants" or "We"
"both we and our forefathers" or "both we and our ancestors"
"We have come to stay for a while in Egypt"
"There is no grass to eat"
"The land of Egypt is open to you" or "All of the land of Egypt is available to you"
"Settle your father and your brothers in the land of Goshen, which is the best region"
"If you know of any men among them who have great skill taking care of animals"
Here "blessed" means to express a desire for positive and beneficial things to happen to that person.
"How old are you?"
"I have lived as a foreigner in many places on the earth for 130 years"
Jacob means his life is short compared to the lives of Abraham and Isaac.
Jacob has experienced much pain and trouble during his life.
"Then Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and helped them establish where they would live"
This is another name for the land of Goshen.
"according to how many small children were in their families"
"The people of Egypt and the people of Canaan"
"became thin and weak"
"The people of Egypt and Canaan spent all of their money buying grain from Joseph"
Most likely Joseph ordered his servants to gather and bring the money.
"When the people of Egypt and Canaan used up all their money"
"Please, do not let us die because we have used up all of our money!"
"He gave them food" or "He provided them with food"
"the people came to Joseph"
"We will not hide from you, our master" or "We will not hide from you"
"The only things we have left in the sight of my master is our bodies and our land"
"We have nothing left to give you, our master"
"Please do not just watch as we die and our land is ruined!"
"So the land became Pharaoh's"
"But he did not buy the land of the priests"
"Pharaoh gave the priests a certain amount of food each day"
"They ate from what Pharaoh gave them"
"that you might sow"
"At harvest time you will divide the crops into five parts. You will give one part back to Pharaoh for payment and the four parts are for your own"
"for food for your households and for food for your little ones"
"May you be pleased with us"
This means to the time that the author was writing this.
"They had very many children"
"When it was almost time for Israel to die"
"If I have found favor with you" or "If I have pleased you"
This act is a sign of making a serious promise.
"treat me in a faithful and trustworthy manner"
The word "please" adds emphasis to this request.
"When I die and join my family members who died before me"
"Promise me" or "Make an oath to me"
"promised him" or "made an oath to him"