And the waters were over the earth a hundred and fifty days.
MESSAGE
The floodwaters took over for 150 days.
NKJV
And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days.
PHILIPS
RWEBSTR
And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.
GWV
The floodwaters were on the earth for 150 days.
NET
The waters prevailed over* the earth for 150 days.
NET
7:24 The waters prevailed over395
sn The Hebrew verb translated “prevailed over” suggests that the waters were stronger than the earth. The earth and everything in it were no match for the return of the chaotic deep.