Unit 1

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38 occurrences in 26 verses



1 Nephi 3:11, 14, 15, 16, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,

1 Nephi 4:1, 2, 3, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,

1 Nephi 5:1, 2, 5, 6, 20, 21, 22



1 Nephi 3:11

And we cast lots — who of us should go in unto the house of Laban.

And it came to pass that the lot fell upon Laman;

and Laman went in unto the house of Laban,

and he talked with him as he sat in his house.



1 Nephi 3:14

But Laman fled out of his presence,

and told the things which Laban had done,

unto us.

And we began to be exceedingly sorrowful,

and my brethren were about to return unto my father in the wilderness.



1 Nephi 3:15

But behold I said unto them that:

As the Lord liveth, and as we live,

we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness

until we have accomplished the thing which the Lord hath commanded us.



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 3:24

And it came to pass that we went in unto Laban, and desired him

that he would give unto us the records

which were engraven upon the plates of brass,

for which we would give unto him

our gold, and our silver, and all our precious things.



1 Nephi 3:25

And it came to pass that

when Laban saw our property, and that it was exceedingly great,

he did lust after it,

insomuch that he thrust us out, and sent his servants to slay us,

that he might obtain our property.



1 Nephi 3:27

And it came to pass that we fled into the wilderness,

and the servants of Laban did not overtake us,

and we hid ourselves in the cavity of a rock.



1 Nephi 3:28

And it came to pass that Laman was angry with me, and also with my father;

and also was Lemuel, for he hearkened unto the words of Laman.

Wherefore Laman and Lemuel did speak many hard words

unto us, their younger brothers,

and they did smite us even with a rod.



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 3:30

And after the angel had spoken unto us, he departed.



1 Nephi 3:31

And after the angel had departed,

Laman and Lemuel again began to murmur, saying:

How is it possible that the Lord will deliver Laban into our hands?

Behold, he is a mighty man, and he can command fifty,

yea, even he can slay fifty; then why not us?



1 Nephi 4:1

And it came to pass that I spake unto my brethren, saying:

Let us go up again unto Jerusalem,

and let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord;

for behold he is mightier than all the earth,

then why not mightier than Laban and his fifty,

yea, or even than his tens of thousands?



1 Nephi 4:2

Therefore let us go up;

let us be strong like unto Moses;

for he truly spake unto the waters of the Red Sea

and they divided hither and thither,

and our fathers came through, out of captivity, on dry ground,

and the armies of Pharaoh did follow

and were drowned in the waters of the Red Sea.



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 4:33

And I spake unto him, even with an oath, that he need not fear;

that he should be a free man like unto us

if he would go down in the wilderness with us.



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 4:35

And it came to pass that Zoram did take courage at the words which I spake.

Now Zoram was the name of the servant;

and he promised that he would go down into the wilderness unto our father.

Yea, and he also made an oath unto us

that he would tarry with us from that time forth.



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 4:37

And it came to pass that when Zoram had made an oath unto us,

our fears did cease concerning him.



1 Nephi 5:1

And it came to pass that after we had come down

into the wilderness unto our father,

behold, he was filled with joy,

and also my mother, Sariah, was exceedingly glad,

for she truly had mourned because of us.



1 Nephi 5:2

For she had supposed that we had perished in the wilderness;

and she also had complained against my father,

telling him that he was a visionary man; saying:

Behold thou hast led us forth from the land of our inheritance,

and my sons are no more, and we perish in the wilderness.



1 Nephi 5:5

But behold, I have obtained a land of promise, in the which things I do rejoice;

yea, and I know that the Lord will deliver my sons out of the hands of Laban,

and bring them down again unto us in the wilderness.



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 5:20

And it came to pass that thus far I and my father had kept the commandments

wherewith the Lord had commanded us.



1 Nephi 5:21

And we had obtained the records which the Lord had commanded us,

and searched them and found that they were desirable;

yea, even of great worth unto us,

insomuch that we could preserve the commandments of the Lord unto our children.



1 Nephi 5:22

Wherefore, it was wisdom in the Lord that we should carry them with us,

as we journeyed in the wilderness towards the land of promise.