Genesis 7:18

7:18 The waters completely overwhelmed27 the earth, and the ark floated28 on the surface of the waters.

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27	tn Heb “and the waters were great and multiplied exceedingly.” The first verb in the sequence is וַיִּגְבְּרוּ (vayyigbéru, from גָּבַר, gavar), meaning “to become great, mighty.” The waters did not merely rise; they “prevailed” over the earth, overwhelming it.
28	tn Heb “went.”