Kejadian 7:12

7:12 And the rain fell ¹  on the earth forty days and forty nights.

Kejadian 7:24

7:24 The waters prevailed over ²  the earth for 150 days.

[7:12]  ¹ tn Heb “was.”

[7:24]  ² 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.