Unit 1
and I
25 occurrences in 21 verses
1 Nephi 1:3,
1 Nephi 2:17,
1 Nephi 3:9, 13,
1 Nephi 4:5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 33, 34,
1 Nephi 5:5, 8
1 Nephi 1:3
and I know that the record which I make is true;
and I make it with mine own hand;
and I make it according to my knowledge.
1 Nephi 2:17
and I spake unto Sam, making known unto him the things
which the Lord had manifested unto me by his Holy Spirit.
And it came to pass that he believed in my words.
1 Nephi 3:9
and I, Nephi, and my brethren took our journey in the wilderness, with our tents,
to go up to the land of Jerusalem.
1 Nephi 3:13
And behold, it came to pass that Laban was angry,
and thrust him out from his presence;
and he would not that he should have the records.
Wherefore, he said unto him:
Behold thou art a robber, and I will slay thee.
1 Nephi 4:5
And it was by night;
and I caused that they should hide themselves without the walls.
And after they had hid themselves,
I, Nephi, crept into the city and went forth towards the house of Laban.
1 Nephi 4:6
and I was led by the Spirit,
not knowing beforehand the things which I should do.
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.
1 Nephi 4:10
And it came to pass that
I was constrained by the Spirit that I should kill Laban;
but I said in my heart:
Never at any time have I shed the blood of man.
and I shrunk and would that I might not slay him.
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 4:15
Yea, and I also thought that they could not keep the commandments of the Lord
according to the law of Moses, save they should have the law.
1 Nephi 4:16
and I also knew that the law was engraven upon the plates of brass.
1 Nephi 4:18
Therefore I did obey the voice of the Spirit,
and took Laban by the hair of the head,
and I smote off his head with his own sword.
1 Nephi 4:19
And after I had smitten off his head with his own sword,
I took the garments of Laban and put them
upon mine own body; yea, even every whit;
and I did gird on his armor about my loins.
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 4:23
and I spake unto him as if it had been Laban.
1 Nephi 4:24
and I also spake unto him that I should carry the engravings,
which were upon the plates of brass,
to my elder brethren, who were without the walls.
1 Nephi 4:25
and I also bade him that he should follow me.
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 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 5:8
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.
