Unit 2
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37 occurrences in 26 verses
1 Nephi 6:1, 3, 6,
1 Nephi 7:1, 2, 3, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22,
1 Nephi 8:2, 4, 12, 13, 26, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37,
1 Nephi 9:1, 2, 3, 4
1 Nephi 6:1
And now I, Nephi, do not give the genealogy of my fathers in this part of my record;
neither at any time shall I give it after upon these plates which I am writing;
for it is given in the record which has been kept by my father;
wherefore, I do not write it in this work.
1 Nephi 6:3
And it mattereth not to me that I am particular to give a full account
of all the things of my father,
for they cannot be written upon these plates,
for I desire the room that I may write of the things of God.
1 Nephi 6:6
Wherefore, I shall give commandment unto my seed,
that they shall not occupy these plates with things
which are not of worth unto the children of men.
1 Nephi 7:1
And now I would that ye might know, that
after my father, Lehi, had made an end of prophesying concerning his seed,
it came to pass that the Lord spake unto him again, saying
that it was not meet for him, Lehi,
that he should take his family into the wilderness alone;
but that his sons should take daughters to wife,
that they might raise up seed unto the Lord in the land of promise.
1 Nephi 7:2
And it came to pass that the Lord commanded him
that I, Nephi, and my brethren, should again return unto the land of Jerusalem,
and bring down Ishmael and his family into the wilderness.
1 Nephi 7:3
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did again, with my brethren,
go forth into the wilderness to go up to Jerusalem.
1 Nephi 7:14
For behold, the Spirit of the Lord ceaseth soon to strive with them;
for behold, they have rejected the prophets,
and Jeremiah have they cast into prison.
And they have sought to take away the life of my father,
insomuch that they have driven him out of the land.
1 Nephi 7:16
And it came to pass that when I, Nephi, had spoken these words unto my brethren,
they were angry with me.
And it came to pass that they did lay their hands upon me,
for behold, they were exceedingly wroth,
and they did bind me with cords,
for they sought to take away my life,
that they might leave me in the wilderness to be devoured by wild beasts.
1 Nephi 7:17
But it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord, saying:
O Lord, according to my faith which is in thee,
wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren;
yea, even give me strength that I may burst these bands with which I am bound.
1 Nephi 7:18
And it came to pass that when I had said these words,
behold, the bands were loosed from off my hands and feet,
and I stood before my brethren, and I spake unto them again.
1 Nephi 7:19
And it came to pass that they were angry with me again,
and sought to lay hands upon me;
but behold, one of the daughters of Ishmael,
yea, and also her mother, and one of the sons of Ishmael,
did plead with my brethren,
insomuch that they did soften their hearts;
and they did cease striving to take away my life.
1 Nephi 7:22
And it came to pass that we did come down unto the tent of our father.
And after I and my brethren and all the house of Ishmael
had come down unto the tent of my father,
they did give thanks unto the Lord their God;
and they did offer sacrifice and burnt offerings unto him.
1 Nephi 8:2
And it came to pass that while my father tarried in the wilderness
he spake unto us, saying:
Behold, I have dreamed a dream;
or, in other words, I have seen a vision.
1 Nephi 8:4
But behold, Laman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of you;
for behold, methought I saw in my dream, a dark and dreary wilderness.
1 Nephi 8:12
And as I partook of the fruit thereof
it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy;
wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also;
for I knew that it was desirable above all other fruit.
1 Nephi 8:13
And as I cast my eyes round about,
that perhaps I might discover my family also,
I beheld a river of water; and it ran along,
and it was near the tree of which I was partaking the fruit.
1 Nephi 8:26
And I also cast my eyes round about,
and beheld, on the other side of the river of water, a great and spacious building;
and it stood as it were in the air, high above the earth.
1 Nephi 8:29
And now I, Nephi, do not speak all the words of my father.
1 Nephi 8:34
These are the words of my father:
For as many as heeded them, had fallen away.
1 Nephi 8:35
And Laman and Lemuel partook not of the fruit, said my father.
1 Nephi 8:36
And it came to pass after my father had spoken
all the words of his dream or vision, which were many,
he said unto us,
because of these things which he saw in a vision,
he exceedingly feared for Laman and Lemuel;
yea, he feared lest they should be cast off from the presence of the Lord.
1 Nephi 8:37
And he did exhort them then with all the feeling of a tender parent,
that they would hearken to his words,
that perhaps the Lord would be merciful to them, and not cast them off;
yea, my father did preach unto them.
1 Nephi 9:1
And all these things did my father see, and hear, and speak,
as he dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel,
and also a great many more things, which cannot be written upon these plates.
1 Nephi 9:2
And now, as I have spoken concerning these plates,
behold they are not the plates
upon which I make a full account of the history of my people;
for the plates upon which I make a full account of my people
I have given the name of Nephi;
wherefore, they are called the plates of Nephi, after mine own name;
and these plates also are called the plates of Nephi.
1 Nephi 9:3
Nevertheless, I have received a commandment of the Lord
that I should make these plates, for the special purpose
that there should be an account engraven of the ministry of my people.
1 Nephi 9:4
Upon the other plates should be engraven
an account of the reign of the kings, and the wars and contentions of my people;
wherefore these plates are for the more part of the ministry;
and the other plates are for the more part of the reign of the kings
and the wars and contentions of my people.
