Unit 11

unto

17 occurrences in 11 verses

2 Nephi 5:1, 3, 6, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 30, 32

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 5:6

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 5:16

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 5:19

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.

2 Nephi 5:20

Wherefore, the word of the Lord was fulfilled

which he spake unto me,

saying that: Inasmuch as they will not hearken unto thy words

they shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord.

And behold, they were cut off from his presence.

2 Nephi 5:21

And he had caused the cursing to come upon them,

yea, even a sore cursing, because of their iniquity.

For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him,

that they had become like unto a flint;

wherefore, as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome,

that they might not be enticing unto my people

the Lord God did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them.

2 Nephi 5:22

And thus saith the Lord God:

I will cause that they shall be loathsome unto thy people,

save they shall repent of their iniquities.

2 Nephi 5:25

And the Lord God said unto me:

They shall be a scourge unto thy seed, to stir them up in remembrance of me;

and inasmuch as they will not remember me, and hearken unto my words,

they shall scourge them even unto destruction.

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 5:32

And I engraved that which is pleasing unto God.

And if my people are pleased with the things of God

they will be pleased with mine engravings which are upon these plates.