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NASB | Genesis 1:28 God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth." |
Subject: Is an Un-subdued Earth Good? |
Bible Note: 3533 kabash (461b); a prim. root; to subdue, bring into bondage:--assault(1), brought them into subjection(2), forced into bondage(1), forcing(1), subdue(1), subdued(5), subjugate(1), trample(1), tread our under foot(1), under foot(1). Hummingbird, Your comment on understanding word usage is on target. But it is interesting to note that in the fourteen times the word appears in the Hebrew text, the NASB never translates "kabash" as "cultivate" or "bring under cultivation," nor does its primary meaning include the idea of cultivation. But I'm not sure where you were going with your comments on being fruitful and multiplying. My questions were not about that part of the verse. My questions stem from the idea of "subduing" the earth only. Thanks for your thoughts! |