Unit 11

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7 occurrences in 7 verses

2 Nephi 5:2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 14, 19

2 Nephi 5:2

But behold, their anger did increase against me,

insomuch that they did seek to take away my life.

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 5:6

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 5:7

And we did take our tents and whatsoever things were possible for us,

and did journey in the wilderness for the space of many days.

And after we had journeyed for the space of many days

we did pitch our tents.

2 Nephi 5:9

And all those who were with me did take upon them

to call themselves the people of Nephi.

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 5:19

And behold, the words of the Lord had been fulfilled unto my brethren,

which he spake concerning them, that I should be their ruler and their teacher.

Wherefore, I had been their ruler and their teacher,

according to the commandments of the Lord,

until the time they sought to take away my life.