Translation
And the waters were strong
Go to footnote numberand increased greatly on the earth and the vessel came and went
Go to footnote numberon the face of the waters.
Paraphrase
Then the waters prevailed and rose to cover more and more of the earth and the ark moved back and forth on the surface of the seas.
Footnotes
1: "strong":
This verb means “to be strong, to be mighty, to prevail.” This becomes a central theme in the flood narrative – that the waters were stronger than anything trying to hold them back. They kept advancing unhindered.
2
This word means “to walk, to go or come.”