Unit 11

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19 occurrences in 16 verses

2 Nephi 5:1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 23, 26, 27, 30, 34

2 Nephi 5:1

Behold, it came to pass that I, Nephi, did cry much unto the Lord my God,

because of the anger of my brethren.

2 Nephi 5:3

Yea, they did murmur against me, saying:

Our younger brother thinks to rule over us;

and we have had much trial because of him;

wherefore, now let us slay him,

that we may not be afflicted more because of his words.

For behold, we will not have him to be our ruler;

for it belongs unto us, who are the elder brethren, to rule over this people.

2 Nephi 5:4

Now I do not write upon these plates all the words

which they murmured against me.

But it sufficeth me to say, that they did seek to take away my life.

2 Nephi 5:5

And it came to pass that the Lord did warn me,

that I, Nephi, should depart from them and flee into the wilderness,

and all those who would go with me.

2 Nephi 5:6

Wherefore, it came to pass that I, Nephi, did take my family,

and also Zoram and his family,

and Sam, mine elder brother and his family,

and Jacob and Joseph, my younger brethren,

and also my sisters,

and all those who would go with me.

And all those who would go with me were those

who believed in the warnings and the revelations of God;

wherefore, they did hearken unto my words.

2 Nephi 5:8

And my people would that we should call the name of the place Nephi;

wherefore, we did call it Nephi.

2 Nephi 5:13

And it came to pass that we began to prosper exceedingly,

and to multiply in the land.

2 Nephi 5:14

And I, Nephi, did take the sword of Laban,

and after the manner of it did make many swords,

lest by any means the people who were now called Lamanites

should come upon us and destroy us;

for I knew their hatred towards me and my children

and those who were called my people.

2 Nephi 5:16

And I, Nephi, did build a temple;

and I did construct it after the manner of the temple of Solomon

save it were not built of so many precious things;

for they were not to be found upon the land,

wherefore, it could not be built like unto Solomon's temple.

But the manner of the construction was like unto the temple of Solomon;

and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine.

2 Nephi 5:17

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did cause my people

to be industrious,

and to labor with their hands.

2 Nephi 5:18

And it came to pass that they would that I should be their king.

But I, Nephi, was desirous that they should have no king;

nevertheless, I did for them according to that which was in my power.

2 Nephi 5:23

And cursed shall be the seed of him that mixeth with their seed;

for they shall be cursed even with the same cursing.

And the Lord spake it, and it was done.

2 Nephi 5:26

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did consecrate Jacob and Joseph,

that they should be priests and teachers over the land of my people.

2 Nephi 5:27

And it came to pass that we lived after the manner of happiness.

2 Nephi 5:30

And it came to pass that the Lord God said unto me:

Make other plates;

and thou shalt engraven many things upon them

which are good in my sight, for the profit of thy people.

2 Nephi 5:34

And it sufficeth me to say that forty years had passed away,

and we had already had wars and contentions with our brethren.