Unit 2
yea
11 occurrences in 10 verses
1 Nephi 7:6, 8, 11, 12, 17, 19,
1 Nephi 8:11, 23, 36, 37
1 Nephi 7:6
And it came to pass that as we journeyed in the wilderness,
behold Laman and Lemuel, and two of the daughters of Ishmael,
and the two sons of Ishmael and their families, did rebel against us;
yea, against me, Nephi, and Sam,
and their father, Ishmael, and his wife, and his three other daughters.
1 Nephi 7:8
And now I, Nephi, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts,
therefore I spake unto them, saying,
yea, even unto Laman and unto Lemuel:
Behold ye are mine elder brethren,
and how is it that ye are so hard in your hearts, and so blind in your minds,
that ye have need that I, your younger brother, should speak unto you,
yea, and set an example for you?
1 Nephi 7:11
yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten
what great things the Lord hath done for us,
in delivering us out of the hands of Laban,
and also that we should obtain the record?
1 Nephi 7:12
yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten
that the Lord is able to do all things
according to his will, for the children of men,
if it so be that they exercise faith in him?
Wherefore, let us be faithful to him.
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 7:19
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 8:11
And it came to pass that I did go forth and partake of the fruit thereof;
and I beheld that it was most sweet, above all that I ever before tasted.
yea, and I beheld that the fruit thereof was white,
to exceed all the whiteness that I had ever seen.
1 Nephi 8:23
And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness;
yea, even an exceedingly great mist of darkness,
insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lose their way,
that they wandered off and were lost.
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.
