Unit 1
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18 occurrences in 17 verses
1 Nephi 1:15,
1 Nephi 2:1, 9, 10, 11,
1 Nephi 3:16, 20, 21, 29,
1 Nephi 4:3, 17, 20, 34, 36,
1 Nephi 5:3, 6, 8
1 Nephi 1:15
And after this manner was the language of my father in the praising of his God;
for his soul did rejoice, and his whole heart was filled,
because of the things which he had seen,
yea, which the Lord had shown unto him.
1 Nephi 2:1
For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father,
yea, even in a dream, and said unto him:
Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done;
and because thou hast been faithful
and declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee,
behold, they seek to take away thy life.
1 Nephi 2:9
And when my father saw that the waters of the river
emptied into the fountain of the Red Sea,
he spake unto Laman, saying:
O that thou mightest be like unto this river,
continually running into the fountain of all righteousness!
1 Nephi 2:10
And he also spake unto Lemuel:
O that thou mightest be like unto this valley,
firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord!
1 Nephi 2:11
Now this he spake because of the stiffneckedness of Laman and Lemuel;
for behold they did murmur in many things against their father,
because he was a visionary man,
and had led them out of the land of Jerusalem,
to leave the land of their inheritance,
and their gold, and their silver, and their precious things,
to perish in the wilderness.
And this they said he had done
because of the foolish imaginations of his heart.
1 Nephi 3:16
Wherefore, let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord;
therefore let us go down to the land of our father's inheritance,
for behold he left gold and silver, and all manner of riches.
And all this he hath done because of the commandments of the Lord.
1 Nephi 3:20
And also that we may preserve unto them the words
which have been spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets,
which have been delivered unto them by the Spirit and power of God,
since the world began, even down unto this present time.
1 Nephi 3:21
And it came to pass that after this manner of language
did I persuade my brethren, that they might be faithful
in keeping the commandments of God.
1 Nephi 3:29
And it came to pass as they smote us with a rod,
behold, an angel of the Lord came and stood before them,
and he spake unto them, saying:
Why do ye smite your younger brother with a rod?
Know ye not that the Lord hath chosen him to be a ruler over you,
and this because of your iniquities?
Behold ye shall go up to Jerusalem again,
and the Lord will deliver Laban into your hands.
1 Nephi 4:3
Now behold ye know that this is true;
and ye also know that an angel hath spoken unto you;
wherefore can ye doubt?
Let us go up;
the Lord is able to deliver us, even as our fathers,
and to destroy Laban, even as the Egyptians.
1 Nephi 4:17
And again, I knew that the Lord had delivered Laban into my hands for this cause —
that I might obtain the records according to his commandments.
1 Nephi 4:20
And after I had done this, I went forth unto the treasury of Laban.
And as I went forth towards the treasury of Laban,
behold, I saw the servant of Laban who had the keys of the treasury.
And I commanded him in the voice of Laban,
that he should go with me into the treasury.
1 Nephi 4:34
And I also spake unto him, saying:
Surely the Lord hath commanded us to do this thing;
and shall we not be diligent in keeping the commandments of the Lord?
Therefore, if thou wilt go down into the wilderness to my father
thou shalt have place with us.
1 Nephi 4:36
Now we were desirous that he should tarry with us for this cause,
that the Jews might not know concerning our flight into the wilderness,
lest they should pursue us and destroy us.
1 Nephi 5:3
And after this manner of language had my mother complained against my father.
1 Nephi 5:6
And after this manner of language
did my father, Lehi, comfort my mother, Sariah, concerning us,
while we journeyed in the wilderness up to the land of Jerusalem,
to obtain the record of the Jews.
1 Nephi 5:8
And she spake, saying:
Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath commanded
my husband to flee into the wilderness;
yea, and I also know of a surety
that the Lord hath protected my sons,
and delivered them out of the hands of Laban,
and given them power whereby they could accomplish the thing
which the Lord hath commanded them.
And after this manner of language did she speak.
