Unit 5

brother

7 occurrences in 6 verses

1 Nephi 16:37, 38,

1 Nephi 17:17, 22, 55,

1 Nephi 18:10

1 Nephi 16:37

And Laman said unto Lemuel and also unto the sons of Ishmael:

Behold, let us slay our father, and also our brother Nephi,

who has taken it upon him to be our ruler and our teacher,

who are his elder brethren.

1 Nephi 16:38

Now, he says that the Lord has talked with him,

and also that angels have ministered unto him.

But behold, we know that he lies unto us;

and he tells us these things,

and he worketh many things by his cunning arts,

that he may deceive our eyes,

thinking, perhaps, that he may lead us away into some strange wilderness;

and after he has led us away,

he has thought to make himself a king and a ruler over us,

that he may do with us according to his will and pleasure.

And after this manner did my brother Laman stir up their hearts to anger.

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 17:22

And we know that the people who were in the land of Jerusalem

were a righteous people;

for they kept the statutes and judgments of the Lord,

and all his commandments, according to the law of Moses;

wherefore, we know that they are a righteous people;

and our father hath judged them,

and hath led us away because we would hearken unto his words;

yea, and our brother is like unto him.

And after this manner of language

did my brethren murmur and complain against us.

1 Nephi 17:55

And now, they said:

We know of a surety that the Lord is with thee,

for we know that it is the power of the Lord that has shaken us.

And they fell down before me, and were about to worship me,

but I would not suffer them, saying:

I am thy brother, yea, even thy younger brother;

wherefore, worship the Lord thy God,

and honor thy father and thy mother,

that thy days may be long in the land

which the Lord thy God shall give thee.

1 Nephi 18:10

And I, Nephi, began to fear exceedingly lest the Lord should be angry with us,

and smite us because of our iniquity,

that we should be swallowed up in the depths of the sea;

wherefore, I, Nephi, began to speak to them with much soberness;

but behold they were angry with me, saying:

We will not that our younger brother shall be a ruler over us.