Genesis 8:3

And the waters returned from off the earth, continually: and after the end of the hundred and fiftie dayes, the waters were abated.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

and the water receded steadily from the earth, and at the end of one hundred and fifty days the water decreased.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the waters went slowly back from the earth, and at the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters were lower.
- Basic English Bible

The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days the waters had gone down.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And the waters retired from the earth, continually retiring; and in the course of a hundred and fifty days the waters abated.
- Darby Bible

And the waters returned from off the earth going and coming: and they began to be abated after a hundred and fifty days.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

and the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of an hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.
- English Revised Version

The waters receded from the earth continually. After the end of one hundred fifty days the waters decreased.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Genesis 8:3

8:3 The waters returned from off the earth continually - Heb. they were going and returning; a gradual departure. The heat of the sun exhaled much, and perhaps the subterraneous caverns soaked in more.