Unit 5

many

22 occurrences in 21 verses

1 Nephi 16:15, 17, 24, 33, 38, 39,

1 Nephi 17:4, 5, 6, 7, 20, 21, 41, 51, 52,

1 Nephi 18:9, 17, 23,

1 Nephi 19:1, 12, 21

1 Nephi 16:15

And it came to pass that we did travel for the space of many days,

slaying food by the way,

with our bows and our arrows and our stones and our slings.

1 Nephi 16:17

And after we had traveled for the space of many days,

we did pitch our tents for the space of a time,

that we might again rest ourselves and obtain food for our families.

1 Nephi 16:24

And it came to pass that he did inquire of the Lord,

for they had humbled themselves because of my words;

for I did say many things unto them in the energy of my soul.

1 Nephi 16:33

And it came to pass that we did again take our journey,

traveling nearly the same course as in the beginning;

and after we had traveled for the space of many days

we did pitch our tents again,

that we might tarry for the space of a time.

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 16:39

And it came to pass that the Lord was with us,

yea, even the voice of the Lord came and did speak many words unto them,

and did chasten them exceedingly;

and after they were chastened by the voice of the Lord

they did turn away their anger, and did repent of their sins,

insomuch that the Lord did bless us again with food, that we did not perish.

1 Nephi 17:4

And we did sojourn for the space of many years,

yea, even eight years in the wilderness.

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 17:6

And it came to pass that we did pitch our tents by the seashore;

and notwithstanding we had suffered many afflictions and much difficulty,

yea, even so much that we cannot write them all,

we were exceedingly rejoiced when we came to the seashore;

and we called the place Bountiful, because of its much fruit.

1 Nephi 17:7

And it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had been in the land of Bountiful

for the space of many days,

the voice of the Lord came unto me, saying:

Arise, and get thee into the mountain.

And it came to pass that I arose and went up into the mountain,

and cried unto the Lord.

1 Nephi 17:20

And thou art like unto our father,

led away by the foolish imaginations of his heart;

yea, he hath led us out of the land of Jerusalem,

and we have wandered in the wilderness for these many years;

and our women have toiled, being big with child;

and they have borne children in the wilderness

and suffered all things, save it were death;

and it would have been better that they had died

before they came out of Jerusalem than to have suffered these afflictions.

1 Nephi 17:21

Behold, these many years we have suffered in the wilderness,

which time we might have enjoyed our possessions

and the land of our inheritance;

yea, and we might have been happy.

1 Nephi 17:41

And he did straiten them in the wilderness with his rod;

for they hardened their hearts, even as ye have;

and the Lord straitened them because of their iniquity.

He sent fiery flying serpents among them;

and after they were bitten

he prepared a way that they might be healed;

and the labor which they had to perform was to look;

and because of the simpleness of the way, or the easiness of it,

there were many who perished.

1 Nephi 17:51

And now, if the Lord has such great power,

and has wrought so many miracles among the children of men,

how is it that he cannot instruct me, that I should build a ship?

1 Nephi 17:52

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said many things unto my brethren,

insomuch that they were confounded and could not contend against me;

neither durst they lay their hands upon me nor touch me with their fingers,

even for the space of many days.

Now they durst not do this lest they should wither before me,

so powerful was the Spirit of God;

and thus it had wrought upon them.

1 Nephi 18:9

And after we had been driven forth before the wind

for the space of many days,

behold, my brethren and the sons of Ishmael and also their wives

began to make themselves merry,

insomuch that they began to dance, and to sing,

and to speak with much rudeness,

yea, even that they did forget by what power they had been brought thither;

yea, they were lifted up unto exceeding rudeness.

1 Nephi 18:17

Now my father, Lehi, had said many things unto them,

and also unto the sons of Ishmael;

but, behold, they did breathe out much threatenings

against anyone that should speak for me;

and my parents being stricken in years,

and having suffered much grief because of their children,

they were brought down, yea, even upon their sick-beds.

1 Nephi 18:23

And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of many days

we did arrive at the promised land;

and we went forth upon the land, and did pitch our tents;

and we did call it the promised land.

1 Nephi 19:1

And it came to pass that the Lord commanded me,

wherefore I did make plates of ore

that I might engraven upon them the record of my people.

And upon the plates which I made I did engraven the record of my father,

and also our journeyings in the wilderness, and the prophecies of my father;

and also many of mine own prophecies have I engraven upon them.

1 Nephi 19:12

And all these things must surely come, saith the prophet Zenos.

And the rocks of the earth must rend;

and because of the groanings of the earth,

many of the kings of the isles of the sea

shall be wrought upon by the Spirit of God, to exclaim:

The God of nature suffers.

1 Nephi 19:21

And he surely did show unto the prophets of old all things concerning them;

and also he did show unto many concerning us;

wherefore, it must needs be that we know concerning them

for they are written upon the plates of brass.