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href="/bsb/genesis/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The water prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The water prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the water prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the water prevailed upon the earth 150 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The waters covered [all of] the earth for a hundred and fifty days (five months).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the water surged on the earth 150 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the waters surged on the earth 150 days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A hundred fifty days later, the water started going down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The floodwaters were on the earth for 150 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The water did not start going down for a hundred and fifty days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The flood waters surged over the earth for 150 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The waters prevailed over the earth for 150 days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The waters prevailed on the earth one hundred fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The waters flooded the earth one hundred fifty days. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the waters are mighty on the earth [for] one hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the waters are mighty on the earth a hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the waters shall prevail upon the earth fifty and one hundred days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the waters possessed the earth for one hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And when the waters had swelled on the earth for one hundred and fifty days,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the waters swelled on the earth for one hundred fifty days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the waters increased on the Earth a hundred and fifty days. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the water was raised over the earth an hundred and fifty days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/7-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1642" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/7.htm">The Duration of the Flood</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ham·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">And the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/1396.htm" title="1396: way·yiḡ·bə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be strong, mighty. A primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently.">prevailed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: ū·mə·’aṯ (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">for 150</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ḥă·miš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Genesis 8:3-4</a></span><br />The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days the waters had gone down. / On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Genesis 6:17</a></span><br />And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Genesis 8:1</a></span><br />But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Psalm 104:6-9</a></span><br />You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— / the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm">2 Peter 3:6</a></span><br />through which the world of that time perished in the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a></span><br />As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a></span><br />By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a></span><br />who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-27</a></span><br />Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-15.htm">Job 12:15</a></span><br />If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9</a></span><br />“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-10.htm">Psalm 29:10</a></span><br />The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18-20</a></span><br />Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken. / The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently. / The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the waters prevailed on the earth an hundred and fifty days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Genesis 8:3,4</a></b></br> And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated… </p><p class="hdg">compare with ver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a></b></br> In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/7-23.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/6-15.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm">Flooded</a> <a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/7-20.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/genesis/7-20.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/genesis/7-20.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/7-20.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Flooded</a> <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/10-8.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/genesis/30-8.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Noah, his family and the living creatures enter the ark.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">The flood begins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">The increase of the flood for forty days.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">All flesh is destroyed by it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-24.htm">Its duration of 150 days.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And the waters prevailed</b><br>The phrase "the waters prevailed" indicates the overwhelming and dominant nature of the floodwaters. This suggests a complete and total inundation, emphasizing the severity of God's judgment on the earth. The Hebrew word used here for "prevailed" can also mean "overcome" or "overpower," highlighting the unstoppable force of the flood. This event is a direct consequence of humanity's wickedness, as described earlier in <a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5-7</a>, where God expresses regret for creating mankind due to their pervasive sinfulness.<p><b>upon the earth</b><br>The flood's impact was universal, affecting the entire earth. This global scope underscores the seriousness of the judgment and the extent of human corruption. The narrative suggests a return to the chaotic waters of creation, as described in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, where the Spirit of God hovered over the waters. This connection to the creation account highlights the flood as a form of de-creation, a reversal of the order God established. The flood narrative also serves as a precursor to the final judgment, as referenced in <a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm">2 Peter 3:6-7</a>, where the earth is reserved for fire.<p><b>for 150 days</b><br>The duration of 150 days signifies a prolonged period of judgment and purification. This time frame includes both the rising and receding of the waters, indicating a complete cycle of destruction and renewal. The number 150 can be seen as a combination of divine completeness (represented by the number 7) and human responsibility (represented by the number 10), suggesting a period of divine testing and fulfillment of God's purposes. This extended period also allowed for the complete cleansing of the earth, preparing it for a new beginning, much like the 40 days and nights of rain that preceded it, which symbolize a time of trial and transformation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>A righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and preserve human and animal life. He obeyed God's command to build the ark.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A cataclysmic event sent by God to cleanse the earth of its widespread wickedness. The floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark.htm">The Ark</a></b><br>A large vessel constructed by Noah under God's instructions to save his family and pairs of every kind of animal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who judged the earth's wickedness with the flood but showed mercy by preserving Noah and his family.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>The entire planet was affected by the flood, symbolizing the totality of God's judgment and the extent of human sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_and_mercy.htm">God's Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The flood demonstrates God's righteous judgment against sin but also His mercy in preserving Noah. We must recognize both aspects of God's character in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_faith.htm">Obedience in Faith</a></b><br>Noah's obedience in building the ark, despite the lack of immediate evidence of the flood, is a model of faith. We are called to trust and obey God even when we don't see the full picture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The flood serves as a stark reminder of the seriousness of sin and its consequences. It calls us to repentance and a life aligned with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The flood account underscores God's control over creation. In times of uncertainty, we can find comfort in His sovereignty and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_judgment.htm">Preparation for Judgment</a></b><br>Just as Noah prepared for the flood, we are called to prepare for Christ's return by living holy and godly lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_biblical_miracles_echo_pagan_myths.htm">Why do many biblical miracles resemble earlier pagan myths?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_areopagus_significant.htm">What are the top 10 greatest miracles in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sola_and_solo_scriptura_differ.htm">What was the duration of Noah's time on the ark?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_water_disprove_a_global_flood.htm">Why do the properties of water contradict the idea of a global flood covering the whole Earth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">prevailed.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">were strong, </span>as in <a href="/genesis/7-18.htm" title="And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly on the earth; and the ark went on the face of the waters.">Genesis 7:18</a>. The rains lasted forty days; for one hundred and ten more days they still bore up the ark, and then it grounded. But though still mighty, they had by this time "abated" (see <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm" title="And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.">Genesis 8:3</a>), inasmuch as, instead of covering the hills to the depth of nearly four fathoms, the ark now had touched dry land. Again, then, the narrative seems to give the personal experiences of some one in the ark.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.</span> Additional to the forty days of rain (Murphy), making 190 since the commencement of the Flood; or more probably inclusive of the forty days (Knobel, Lange, Bush, Wordsworth, 'Speaker's Comment.' Inglis),which, reckoning thirty days to the month, would bring the landing of the ark to the seventeenth day of the seventh month, as stated in <a href="/genesis/8-4.htm">Genesis 8:4</a>. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/7-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the waters</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prevailed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḡ·bə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1396.htm">Strong's 1396: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be strong, to prevail, act insolently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for 150</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְאַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/7-24.htm">Genesis 7:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/7-24.htm">Genesis 7:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/7-24.htm">Genesis 7:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/7-24.htm">Genesis 7:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/7-24.htm">Genesis 7:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/7-24.htm">Genesis 7:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/7-24.htm">Genesis 7:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/7-24.htm">Genesis 7:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/7-24.htm">Genesis 7:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/7-24.htm">Genesis 7:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/7-24.htm">OT Law: Genesis 7:24 The waters prevailed on the earth one (Gen. 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