Unit 81

because of the

10 occurrences in 9 verses

3 Nephi 3:4, 11, 24,

3 Nephi 4:9, 19, 22, 24, 33,

3 Nephi 5:2

3 Nephi 3:4

And I, knowing of their unconquerable spirit,

having proved them in the field of battle,

and knowing of their everlasting hatred towards you

because of the many wrongs which ye have done unto them,

therefore if they should come down against you

they would visit you with utter destruction.

3 Nephi 3:11

And now it came to pass when Lachoneus received this epistle

he was exceedingly astonished, because of the boldness of Giddianhi

demanding the possession of the land of the Nephites,

and also of threatening the people

and avenging the wrongs of those that had received no wrong,

save it were they had wronged themselves

by dissenting away unto those wicked and abominable robbers.

3 Nephi 3:24

And there were a great many thousand people who were called Nephites,

who did gather themselves together in this land.

Now Lachoneus did cause

that they should gather themselves together in the land southward,

because of the great curse which was upon the land northward.

3 Nephi 4:9

And it came to pass that when the armies of Giddianhi saw this

they began to shout with a loud voice, because of their joy,

for they had supposed that the Nephites had fallen with fear

because of the terror of their armies.

3 Nephi 4:19

And because of the scantiness of provisions among the robbers;

for behold, they had nothing save it were meat for their subsistence,

which meat they did obtain in the wilderness;

3 Nephi 4:22

And thus it became the desire of the people of Zemnarihah

to withdraw from their design,

because of the great destruction which came upon them by night and by day.

3 Nephi 4:24

And now, Gidgiddoni being aware of their design,

and knowing of their weakness because of the want of food,

and the great slaughter which had been made among them,

therefore he did send out his armies in the night-time,

and did cut off the way of their retreat,

and did place his armies in the way of their retreat.

3 Nephi 4:33

And their hearts were swollen with joy,

unto the gushing out of many tears,

because of the great goodness of God

in delivering them out of the hands of their enemies;

and they knew it was because of their repentance and their humility

that they had been delivered from an everlasting destruction.

3 Nephi 5:2

And they knew that it must be expedient that Christ had come,

because of the many signs which had been given,

according to the words of the prophets;

and because of the things which had come to pass already

they knew that it must needs be that all things should come to pass

according to that which had been spoken.