Unit 77

they

68 occurrences in 38 verses

Helaman 7:3, 5, 7, 11, 24, 29,

Helaman 8:1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28,

Helaman 9:1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 37, 39,

Helaman 10:1, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18

Helaman 7:3

And they did reject all his words,

insomuch that he could not stay among them,

but returned again unto the land of his nativity.

Helaman 7:5

Condemning the righteous because of their righteousness;

letting the guilty and the wicked go unpunished because of their money;

and moreover to be held in office at the head of government,

to rule and do according to their wills,

that they might get gain and glory of the world,

and, moreover, that they might the more easily commit adultery,

and steal, and kill, and do according to their own wills—

Helaman 7:7

Oh, that I could have had my days in the days

when my father Nephi first came out of the land of Jerusalem,

that I could have joyed with him in the promised land;

then were his people easy to be entreated,

firm to keep the commandments of God,

and slow to be led to do iniquity;

and they were quick to hearken unto the words of the Lord—

Helaman 7:11

And it came to pass that there were certain men passing by

and saw Nephi as he was pouring out his soul unto God upon the tower;

and they ran and told the people what they had seen,

and the people came together in multitudes

that they might know the cause of so great mourning

for the wickedness of the people.

Helaman 7:24

For behold, they are more righteous than you,

for they have not sinned against that great knowledge which ye have received;

therefore the Lord will be merciful unto them;

yea, he will lengthen out their days and increase their seed,

even when thou shalt be utterly destroyed except thou shalt repent.

Helaman 7:29

Behold now, I do not say that these things shall be, of myself,

because it is not of myself that I know these things;

but behold, I know that these things are true

because the Lord God has made them known unto me,

therefore I testify that they shall be.

Helaman 8:1

And now it came to pass that when Nephi had said these words,

behold, there were men who were judges,

who also belonged to the secret band of Gadianton,

and they were angry,

and they cried out against him, saying unto the people:

Why do ye not seize upon this man and bring him forth,

that he may be condemned according to the crime which he has done?

Helaman 8:4

And those judges were angry with him

because he spake plainly unto them concerning their secret works of darkness;

nevertheless, they durst not lay their own hands upon him,

for they feared the people lest they should cry out against them.

Helaman 8:5

Therefore they did cry unto the people, saying:

Why do you suffer this man to revile against us?

For behold he doth condemn all this people, even unto destruction;

yea, and also that these our great cities shall be taken from us,

that we shall have no place in them.

Helaman 8:7

And it came to pass that

thus they did stir up the people to anger against Nephi,

and raised contentions among them;

for there were some who did cry out:

Let this man alone, for he is a good man,

and those things which he saith will surely come to pass except we repent;

Helaman 8:8

Yea, behold, all the judgments will come upon us

which he has testified unto us;

for we know that he has testified aright unto us concerning our iniquities.

And behold they are many,

and he knoweth as well all things which shall befall us

as he knoweth of our iniquities;

Helaman 8:10

And it came to pass that those people

who sought to destroy Nephi

were compelled because of their fear,

that they did not lay their hands on him;

therefore he began again to speak unto them,

seeing that he had gained favor in the eyes of some,

insomuch that the remainder of them did fear.

Helaman 8:11

Therefore he was constrained to speak more unto them saying:

Behold, my brethren, have ye not read

that God gave power unto one man, even Moses,

to smite upon the waters of the Red Sea,

and they parted hither and thither,

insomuch that the Israelites, who were our fathers,

came through upon dry ground,

and the waters closed upon the armies of the Egyptians

and swallowed them up?

Helaman 8:21

And now will you dispute that Jerusalem was destroyed?

Will ye say that the sons of Zedekiah were not slain,

all except it were Mulek?

Yea, and do ye not behold that the seed of Zedekiah are with us,

and they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem?

But behold, this is not all—

Helaman 8:22

Our father Lehi was driven out of Jerusalem

because he testified of these things.

Nephi also testified of these things,

and also almost all of our fathers, even down to this time;

yea, they have testified of the coming of Christ,

and have looked forward,

and have rejoiced in his day which is to come.

Helaman 8:23

And behold, he is God,

and he is with them,

and he did manifest himself unto them,

that they were redeemed by him;

and they gave unto him glory, because of that which is to come.

Helaman 8:24

And now, seeing ye know these things

and cannot deny them except ye shall lie,

therefore in this ye have sinned,

for ye have rejected all these things,

notwithstanding so many evidences which ye have received;

yea, even ye have received all things,

both things in heaven, and all things which are in the earth,

as a witness that they are true.

Helaman 8:28

And behold, they both belong to your secret band,

whose author is Gadianton and the evil one

who seeketh to destroy the souls of men.

Helaman 9:1

Behold, now it came to pass that

when Nephi had spoken these words,

certain men who were among them ran to the judgment–seat;

yea, even there were five who went,

and they said among themselves, as they went:

Helaman 9:3

And it came to pass that they ran in their might,

and came in unto the judgment–seat;

and behold, the chief judge had fallen to the earth,

and did lie in his blood.

Helaman 9:4

And now behold, when they saw this

they were astonished exceedingly,

insomuch that they fell to the earth;

for they had not believed the words

which Nephi had spoken concerning the chief judge.

Helaman 9:5

But now, when they saw they believed,

and fear came upon them

lest all the judgments which Nephi had spoken should come upon the people;

therefore they did quake, and had fallen to the earth.

Helaman 9:7

And behold the people did gather themselves together

unto the place of the judgment–seat —

and behold, to their astonishment they saw those five men

who had fallen to the earth.

Helaman 9:8

And now behold, the people knew nothing concerning the multitude

who had gathered together at the garden of Nephi;

therefore they said among themselves:

These men are they who have murdered the judge,

and God has smitten them that they could not flee from us.

Helaman 9:9

And it came to pass that they laid hold on them,

and bound them and cast them into prison.

And there was a proclamation sent abroad

that the judge was slain,

and that the murderers had been taken and were cast into prison.

Helaman 9:12

And it came to pass that they inquired among the people, saying:

Where are the five who were sent to inquire concerning the chief judge

whether he was dead?

And they answered and said:

Concerning this five whom ye say ye have sent, we know not;

but there are five who are the murderers,

whom we have cast into prison.

Helaman 9:13

And it came to pass

that the judges desired that they should be brought;

and they were brought,

and behold they were the five who were sent;

and behold the judges inquired of them to know concerning the matter,

and they told them all that they had done, saying:

Helaman 9:14

We ran and came to the place of the judgment–seat,

and when we saw all things even as Nephi had testified,

we were astonished insomuch that we fell to the earth;

and when we were recovered from our astonishment,

behold they cast us into prison.

Helaman 9:18

And it came to pass that the five were liberated on the day of the burial.

Nevertheless, they did rebuke the judges

in the words which they had spoken against Nephi,

and did contend with them one by one,

insomuch that they did confound them.

Helaman 9:19

Nevertheless, they caused that Nephi should be taken and bound

and brought before the multitude,

and they began to question him in divers ways that they might cross him,

that they might accuse him to death—

Helaman 9:37

And it came to pass that they went

and did, even according as Nephi had said unto them.

And behold, the words which he had said were true;

for according to the words he did deny;

and also according to the words he did confess.

Helaman 9:39

And there were some of the Nephites who believed on the words of Nephi;

and there were some also, who believed because of the testimony of the five,

for they had been converted while they were in prison.

Helaman 10:1

And it came to pass that there arose a division among the people,

insomuch that they divided hither and thither and went their ways,

leaving Nephi alone, as he was standing in the midst of them.

Helaman 10:12

And behold, now it came to pass that

when the Lord had spoken these words unto Nephi,

he did stop and did not go unto his own house,

but did return unto the multitudes

who were scattered about upon the face of the land,

and began to declare unto them the word of the Lord

which had been spoken unto him,

concerning their destruction if they did not repent.

Helaman 10:13

Now behold, notwithstanding that great miracle which Nephi had done

in telling them concerning the death of the chief judge,

they did harden their hearts

and did not hearken unto the words of the Lord.

Helaman 10:15

And it came to pass that when Nephi had declared unto them the word,

behold, they did still harden their hearts and would not hearken unto his words;

therefore they did revile against him,

and did seek to lay their hands upon him

that they might cast him into prison.

Helaman 10:16

But behold, the power of God was with him,

and they could not take him to cast him into prison,

for he was taken by the Spirit and conveyed away out of the midst of them.

Helaman 10:18

And it came to pass that they would not hearken unto his words;

and there began to be contentions,

insomuch that they were divided against themselves

and began to slay one another with the sword.