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To: Breto
Just look replenish up at dictionary dot com and look at the latin root and medieval meaning and origin.

1300–50; Middle English replenisshen < Middle French repleniss-, long stem of replenir to fill, Old French, equivalent to re- + plenir to fill (derivative of plein < Latin plÄ“nus full )

You have confused the modern meaning with the original meaning. The main meaning of both the Hebrew, Latin and Middle English are all "to fill, full", making it the most likely translation. Using the modern meaning in order to explain your creation mystery/dilemma is assuming a thing not in evidence, that the various writers/translators from hundreds of years ago used a word in a way not yet in usage.

67 posted on 07/17/2012 8:29:20 AM PDT by Valpal1
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To: Valpal1

” making it the most likely translation”

I did not claim to be an expert such as yourself so please forgive my ponderings. However, I believe only God knows for sure.

Where do you suppose Cain’s wife came from? So many interesting mysteries in Genesis..

Peace


71 posted on 07/17/2012 9:09:56 AM PDT by Breto (The Establishment party is killing our country)
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