Genesis 1:28
And he is blessing/kneeling elohim אֶת-them, and he is saying to-themselves, `Elohim, be fruitful, and be abundant, and fill אֶת-the Earth, and subdue her,52 and rule in a fish of the Sea, and in a flying-one of the Dual-Heavens, and in the whole of the living-one of the One-who-glides upon the Earth.`
| 52 | Strong’s #3533, kabash. To tread down. As under the feet (cf. Gesenius Hebrew Leixcon). This verb construct has the third-person feminine singular as its object, וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ vekibshu-ha and you all tread her. Ther earth is his footstool. The word speaks of conquest or causing to come in into subjection/bondage. See Esther 7:8 where the the verb is used in the context of assaulting a woman; conquering enemies in Zechariah 9:15; El trampling our sins in Micah 7:18-19; forcing slaves back into slavery in Jeremiah 34:11; the Israelites subduing the land in Joshua 18:1. "Yahweh armies is defending over them, and they have eaten, and they have tread down [kabash] the stones of a sling." (Zech. 9:15 RBT) "And six steps is to the Throne, and a footstool [kabash] of the Gold is possessed to the Throne..." (2 Chron. 9:18 RBT)
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