Unit 1

sought to take away

3 occurrences in 3 verses

1 Nephi 2:13,

1 Nephi 4:11, 28

1 Nephi 2:13

Neither did they believe that Jerusalem, that great city,

could be destroyed according to the words of the prophets.

And they were like unto the Jews who were at Jerusalem,

who sought to take away the life of my father.

1 Nephi 4:11

And the Spirit said unto me again:

Behold the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands.

Yea, and I also knew that he had sought to take away mine own life;

yea, and he would not hearken unto the commandments of the Lord;

and he also had taken away our property.

1 Nephi 4:28

And it came to pass that when Laman saw me

he was exceedingly frightened, and also Lemuel and Sam.

And they fled from before my presence;

for they supposed it was Laban,

and that he had slain me and had sought to take away their lives also.