Unit 1

behold he

7 occurrences in 7 verses



1 Nephi 1:18,

1 Nephi 2:16,

1 Nephi 3:16, 18, 31,

1 Nephi 4:1,

1 Nephi 5:1



1 Nephi 1:18

Therefore, I would that ye should know, that

after the Lord had shown so many marvelous things unto my father, Lehi,

yea, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem,

behold he went forth among the people, and began to prophesy

and to declare unto them concerning the things

which he had both seen and heard.



1 Nephi 2:16

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young,

nevertheless being large in stature,

and also having great desires to know of the mysteries of God,

wherefore, I did cry unto the Lord;

and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heart

that I did believe all the words which had been spoken by my father;

wherefore, I did not rebel against him like unto my brothers.



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 3:18

For behold, they have rejected the words of the prophets.

Wherefore, if my father should dwell in the land

after he hath been commanded to flee out of the land,

behold, he would also perish.

Wherefore, it must needs be that he flee out of the land.



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 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.