Unit 104

wherefore

15 occurrences in 15 verses

Ether 13:2, 5, 7, 8, 16, 18,

Ether 14:2, 23, 28, 31,

Ether 15:6, 8, 14, 19, 29

Ether 13:2

For behold, they rejected all the words of Ether;

for he truly told them of all things, from the beginning of man;

and that after the waters had receded from off the face of this land

it became a choice land above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord;

wherefore the Lord would have that all men should serve him

who dwell upon the face thereof;

Ether 13:5

And he spake also concerning the house of Israel,

and the Jerusalem from whence Lehi should come —

after it should be destroyed

it should be built up again, a holy city unto the Lord;

wherefore, it could not be a new Jerusalem

for it had been in a time of old;

but it should be built up again, and become a holy city of the Lord;

and it should be built unto the house of Israel.

Ether 13:7

For as Joseph brought his father down into the land of Egypt,

even so he died there;

wherefore, the Lord brought a remnant of the seed of Joseph

out of the land of Jerusalem,

that he might be merciful unto the seed of Joseph

that they should perish not,

even as he was merciful unto the father of Joseph

that he should perish not.

Ether 13:8

wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon this land;

and it shall be a land of their inheritance;

and they shall build up a holy city unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old;

and they shall no more be confounded, until the end come

when the earth shall pass away.

Ether 13:16

And now Coriantumr, having studied, himself,

in all the arts of war and all the cunning of the world,

wherefore he gave battle unto them who sought to destroy him.

Ether 13:18

wherefore, it came to pass that

in the first year that Ether dwelt in the cavity of a rock,

there were many people who were slain by the sword

of those secret combinations, fighting against Coriantumr

that they might obtain the kingdom.

Ether 14:2

wherefore every man did cleave

unto that which was his own,

with his hands,

and would not borrow neither would he lend;

and every man kept the hilt of his sword in his right hand,

in the defence of his property

and his own life and of his wives and children.

Ether 14:23

And the scent thereof went forth upon the face of the land,

even upon all the face of the land;

wherefore the people became troubled by day and by night,

because of the scent thereof.

Ether 14:28

And they pitched their tents in the valley of Corihor;

and Coriantumr pitched his tents in the valley of Shurr.

Now the valley of Shurr was near the hill Comnor;

wherefore, Coriantumr did gather his armies together upon the hill Comnor,

and did sound a trumpet unto the armies of Shiz to invite them forth to battle.

Ether 14:31

Now the loss of men, women and children on both sides was so great

that Shiz commanded his people

that they should not pursue the armies of Coriantumr;

wherefore, they returned to their camp.

Ether 15:6

And it came to pass that the people repented not of their iniquity;

and the people of Coriantumr were stirred up to anger against the people of Shiz;

and the people of Shiz were stirred up to anger against the people of Coriantumr;

wherefore, the people of Shiz did give battle unto the people of Coriantumr.

Ether 15:8

And it came to pass that he came to the waters of Ripliancum,

which, by interpretation, is large, or to exceed all;

wherefore, when they came to these waters they pitched their tents;

and Shiz also pitched his tents near unto them;

and therefore on the morrow they did come to battle.

Ether 15:14

wherefore, they were for the space of four years gathering together the people,

that they might get all who were upon the face of the land,

and that they might receive all the strength

which it was possible that they could receive.

Ether 15:19

But behold, the Spirit of the Lord had ceased striving with them,

and Satan had full power over the hearts of the people;

for they were given up unto the hardness of their hearts,

and the blindness of their minds

that they might be destroyed;

wherefore they went again to battle.

Ether 15:29

wherefore, he did pursue them,

and on the morrow he did overtake them;

and they fought again with the sword.

And it came to pass that when they had all fallen by the sword,

save it were Coriantumr and Shiz,

behold Shiz had fainted with the loss of blood.