1 Nephi 4:9
And I beheld his sword, and I drew it forth from the sheath thereof;
and the hilt thereof was of pure gold,
and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine,
and I saw that the blade thereof was of the most precious steel.
and I saw that the blade thereof was of the most precious steel.
was - 40 occurrences in 30 verses - 1 Nephi 1:1, 8, 9, 12, 15, 2:3, 8, 11, 3:8, 13, 25, 28, 4:5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 26, 28, 30, 35, 5:1, 2, 7, 14, 16, 17, 22