Unit 5

waters

6 occurrences in 6 verses

1 Nephi 17:5, 8, 17, 26,

1 Nephi 18:13, 15

1 Nephi 17:5

And we did come to the land which we called Bountiful,

because of its much fruit and also wild honey;

and all these things were prepared of the Lord that we might not perish.

And we beheld the sea, which we called Irreantum,

which, being interpreted, is many waters.

1 Nephi 17:8

And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying:

Thou shalt construct a ship, after the manner which I shall show thee,

that I may carry thy people across these waters.

1 Nephi 17:17

And when my brethren saw that I was about to build a ship,

they began to murmur against me, saying:

Our brother is a fool,

for he thinketh that he can build a ship;

yea, and he also thinketh that he can cross these great waters.

1 Nephi 17:26

Now ye know that Moses was commanded of the Lord to do that great work;

and ye know that by his word

the waters of the Red Sea were divided hither and thither,

and they passed through on dry ground.

1 Nephi 18:13

Wherefore, they knew not whither they should steer the ship,

insomuch that there arose a great storm,

yea, a great and terrible tempest,

and we were driven back upon the waters for the space of three days;

and they began to be frightened exceedingly

lest they should be drowned in the sea;

nevertheless they did not loose me.

1 Nephi 18:15

And it came to pass that we were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea.

And after we had been driven back upon the waters for the space of four days,

my brethren began to see that the judgments of God were upon them,

and that they must perish save that they should repent of their iniquities;

wherefore, they came unto me, and loosed the bands which were upon my wrists,

and behold they had swollen exceedingly;

and also mine ankles were much swollen,

and great was the soreness thereof.