Unit 2
these
15 occurrences in 13 verses
1 Nephi 6:1, 3, 6,
1 Nephi 7:16, 17, 18,
1 Nephi 8:34, 36,
1 Nephi 9:1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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 7:16
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 8:34
these are the words of my father:
For as many as heeded them, had fallen away.
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 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.
1 Nephi 9:5
Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me to make these plates
for a wise purpose in him, which purpose I know not.
