So the men took the present: So in both Revised Standard Version and Good News Translation renders the Hebrew connective, which marks a consequence of Jacob’s agreeing to let Benjamin go to Egypt. Men refers to the brothers or sons of Jacob. See Good News Translation. Present is as in verse 11.

For double the money see verse 12.

Arose and went down to Egypt: see verse 13.

Stood before Joseph is literally “stood before the face of Joseph” and means “went to where Joseph was,” “presented themselves to Joseph,” or “went to Joseph’s office.” In some languages the short sequence of actions arose … went … stood is too abrupt, and the text must be restructured; one example of a translation is “So the sons of Jacob went to Egypt with Benjamin … When they came to that country, they went to Joseph’s place.”

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .