Genesis 7:24
New International Version
The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.

New Living Translation
And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days.

English Standard Version
And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days.

Berean Standard Bible
And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.

King James Bible
And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

New King James Version
And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days.

New American Standard Bible
The water prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.

NASB 1995
The water prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days.

NASB 1977
And the water prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the water prevailed upon the earth 150 days.

Amplified Bible
The waters covered [all of] the earth for a hundred and fifty days (five months).

Christian Standard Bible
And the water surged on the earth 150 days.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the waters surged on the earth 150 days.

American Standard Version
And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

Contemporary English Version
A hundred fifty days later, the water started going down.

English Revised Version
And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The floodwaters were on the earth for 150 days.

Good News Translation
The water did not start going down for a hundred and fifty days.

International Standard Version
The flood waters surged over the earth for 150 days.

Majority Standard Bible
And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.

NET Bible
The waters prevailed over the earth for 150 days.

New Heart English Bible
The waters prevailed on the earth one hundred fifty days.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

World English Bible
The waters flooded the earth one hundred fifty days.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the waters are mighty on the earth [for] one hundred and fifty days.

Young's Literal Translation
and the waters are mighty on the earth a hundred and fifty days.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the waters shall prevail upon the earth fifty and one hundred days.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the waters possessed the earth for one hundred and fifty days.

New American Bible
And when the waters had swelled on the earth for one hundred and fifty days,

New Revised Standard Version
And the waters swelled on the earth for one hundred fifty days.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the waters increased on the Earth a hundred and fifty days.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the water was raised over the earth an hundred and fifty days.

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Context
The Duration of the Flood
23And 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. 24And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.

Cross References
Genesis 8:3-4
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.

Genesis 6:17
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.

Genesis 8:1
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.

Exodus 14:21-22
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.

Psalm 104:6-9
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— ...

2 Peter 3:6
through which the world of that time perished in the flood.

Matthew 24:37-39
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.

Hebrews 11:7
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.

1 Peter 3:20
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.

Luke 17:26-27
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.

Job 12:15
If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.

Isaiah 54:9
“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.

Psalm 29:10
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.

2 Peter 2:5
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;

Isaiah 24:18-20
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.


Treasury of Scripture

And the waters prevailed on the earth an hundred and fifty days.

Genesis 8:3,4
And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated…

compare with ver.

Genesis 7:11
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.

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Genesis 7
1. Noah, his family and the living creatures enter the ark.
6. The flood begins.
17. The increase of the flood for forty days.
21. All flesh is destroyed by it.
24. Its duration of 150 days.














And the waters prevailed
The phrase "the waters prevailed" indicates the overwhelming and dominant force of the floodwaters. In Hebrew, the word for "prevailed" is "גָּבַר" (gabar), which conveys the idea of being strong, mighty, or powerful. This suggests that the flood was not just a natural occurrence but a divinely orchestrated event demonstrating God's sovereign power over creation. The waters' prevailing signifies the complete subjugation of the earth under God's judgment, emphasizing His authority and the seriousness of sin that necessitated such a drastic measure.

upon the earth
The phrase "upon the earth" underscores the universality of the flood's impact. The Hebrew word for "earth" is "אֶרֶץ" (erets), which can mean land, country, or the entire world, depending on the context. Here, it implies the global scope of the flood, affecting all of creation. This aligns with the narrative of Genesis, where the earth is the stage for God's creative and redemptive acts. The flood serves as a reset for humanity and creation, purging the earth of widespread corruption and violence, as described earlier in Genesis 6:11-13.

for 150 days
The specific mention of "150 days" highlights the duration and severity of the flood. In the Hebrew calendar, this period would encompass five months, indicating a prolonged time of judgment and cleansing. The number 150, while not having a specific symbolic meaning in Hebrew numerology, emphasizes the completeness and thoroughness of God's judgment. This extended period allowed for the full realization of the flood's purpose: to cleanse the earth and prepare it for a new beginning with Noah and his family. The duration also reflects God's patience and the opportunity for repentance, even amidst judgment.

(24) prevailed.--Heb., were strong, as in Genesis 7:18. 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 Genesis 8:3), 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.

Verse 24. - And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. 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 Genesis 8:4.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And the waters
הַמַּ֖יִם (ham·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

prevailed
וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּ (way·yiḡ·bə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1396: To be strong, to prevail, act insolently

upon
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the earth
הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

for 150
וּמְאַ֖ת (ū·mə·’aṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3967: A hundred

days.
יֽוֹם׃ (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day


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