Genesis 9:24

9:24 When Noah awoke from his drunken stupor ¹  he learned ²  what his youngest son had done ³  to him.

Genesis 42:20

42:20 But you must bring ⁴  your youngest brother to me. Then ⁵  your words will be verified ⁶  and you will not die.” They did as he said. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “his wine,” used here by metonymy for the drunken stupor it produced.

² tn Heb “he knew.”

³ tn The Hebrew verb עָשָׂה (’asah, “to do”) carries too general a sense to draw the conclusion that Ham had to have done more than look on his father’s nakedness and tell his brothers.

⁴ tn The imperfect here has an injunctive force.

⁵ tn After the injunctive imperfect, this imperfect with vav indicates purpose or result.

⁶ tn The Niphal form of the verb has the sense of “to be faithful; to be sure; to be reliable.” Joseph will test his brothers to see if their words are true.

⁷ tn Heb “and they did so.”