Unit 36

brethren

11 occurrences in 10 verses

Mosiah 7:2, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24,

Mosiah 8:1, 2, 7

Mosiah 7:2

And it came to pass that king Mosiah granted

that sixteen of their strong men might go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi,

to inquire concerning their brethren.

Mosiah 7:6

And Ammon took three of his brethren,

and their names were Amaleki, Helem, and Hem,

and they went down into the land of Nephi.

Mosiah 7:13

For I am assured that if ye had known me

ye would not have suffered that I should have worn these bands.

For I am Ammon, and am a descendant of Zarahemla,

and have come up out of the land of Zarahemla

to inquire concerning our brethren, whom Zeniff brought up out of that land.

Mosiah 7:14

And now, it came to pass that

after Limhi had heard the words of Ammon,

he was exceedingly glad, and said:

Now, I know of a surety

that my brethren who were in the land of Zarahemla are yet alive.

And now, I will rejoice;

and on the morrow I will cause that my people shall rejoice also.

Mosiah 7:15

For behold, we are in bondage to the Lamanites,

and are taxed with a tax which is grievous to be borne.

And now, behold, our brethren will deliver us out of our bondage,

or out of the hands of the Lamanites,

and we will be their slaves;

for it is better that we be slaves to the Nephites

than to pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites.

Mosiah 7:16

And now, king Limhi commanded his guards

that they should no more bind Ammon nor his brethren,

but caused that they should go to the hill which was north of Shilom,

and bring their brethren into the city,

that thereby they might eat, and drink,

and rest themselves from the labors of their journey;

for they had suffered many things;

they had suffered hunger, thirst, and fatigue.

Mosiah 7:24

Yea, I say unto you,

great are the reasons which we have to mourn;

for behold how many of our brethren have been slain,

and their blood has been spilt in vain,

and all because of iniquity.

Mosiah 8:1

And it came to pass that

after king Limhi had made an end of speaking to his people,

for he spake many things unto them

and only a few of them have I written in this book,

he told his people all the things concerning their brethren

who were in the land of Zarahemla.

Mosiah 8:2

And he caused that Ammon should stand up before the multitude,

and rehearse unto them all that had happened unto their brethren

from the time that Zeniff went up out of the land

even until the time that he himself came up out of the land.

Mosiah 8:7

And the king said unto him:

Being grieved for the afflictions of my people,

I caused that forty and three of my people

should take a journey into the wilderness,

that thereby they might find the land of Zarahemla,

that we might appeal unto our brethren to deliver us out of bondage.