Unit 70

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15 occurrences in 15 verses

Alma 56:5, 12, 31, 39, 40, 41,

Alma 57:6, 10, 23, 26, 34,

Alma 58:12, 13, 19, 38

Alma 56:5

Therefore it sufficeth me that I tell you

that two thousand of these young men have taken their weapons of war,

and would that I should be their leader;

and we have come forth to defend our country.

Alma 56:12

And the Lamanites had also retained many prisoners,

all of whom are chief captains,

for none other have they spared alive.

and we suppose that they are now at this time in the land of Nephi;

it is so if they are not slain.

Alma 56:31

and we were to march near the city of Antiparah,

as if we were going to the city beyond, in the borders by the seashore.

Alma 56:39

And it came to pass that before the dawn of the morning,

behold, the Lamanites were pursuing us.

Now we were not sufficiently strong to contend with them;

yea, I would not suffer that my little sons should fall into their hands;

therefore we did continue our march,

and we took our march into the wilderness.

Alma 56:40

Now they durst not turn to the right nor to the left lest they should be surrounded;

neither would I turn to the right nor to the left lest they should overtake me,

and we could not stand against them, but be slain,

and they would make their escape;

and thus we did flee all that day into the wilderness,

even until it was dark.

Alma 56:41

And it came to pass that again, when the light of the morning came

we saw the Lamanites upon us,

and we did flee before them.

Alma 57:6

And it came to pass that in the commencement of the twenty and ninth year,

we received a supply of provisions,

and also an addition to our army,

from the land of Zarahemla, and from the land round about,

to the number of six thousand men,

besides sixty of the sons of the Ammonites

who had come to join their brethren, my little band of two thousand.

And now behold, we were strong,

yea, and we had also plenty of provisions brought unto us.

Alma 57:10

At length their provisions did arrive,

and they were about to enter the city by night.

and we, instead of being Lamanites, were Nephites;

therefore, we did take them and their provisions.

Alma 57:23

and we retained our city Cumeni,

and were not all destroyed by the sword;

nevertheless, we had suffered great loss.

Alma 57:26

And now, their preservation was astonishing to our whole army,

yea, that they should be spared

while there was a thousand of our brethren who were slain.

and we do justly ascribe it to the miraculous power of God,

because of their exceeding faith in that which they had been taught to believe —

that there was a just God,

and whosoever did not doubt,

that they should be preserved by his marvelous power.

Alma 57:34

And behold, when they had fled and we could not overtake them,

we took our march with speed towards the city Cumeni;

and behold, we did arrive in time

that we might assist our brethren in preserving the city.

Alma 58:12

and we did take courage with our small force which we had received,

and were fixed with a determination to conquer our enemies,

and to maintain our lands, and our possessions,

and our wives, and our children, and the cause of our liberty.

Alma 58:13

And thus we did go forth with all our might against the Lamanites,

who were in the city of Manti;

and we did pitch our tents by the wilderness side, which was near to the city.

Alma 58:19

And it came to pass that the Lamanites did follow after us with great speed,

for they were exceedingly desirous to overtake us that they might slay us;

therefore they did follow us into the wilderness;

and we did pass by in the midst of Gid and Teomner,

insomuch that they were not discovered by the Lamanites.

Alma 58:38

Behold, this is the twenty and ninth year, in the latter end,

and we are in the possession of our lands;

and the Lamanites have fled to the land of Nephi.