Unit 81

for the

9 occurrences in 7 verses

3 Nephi 3:3,

3 Nephi 4:2, 3, 4, 10, 18, 31

3 Nephi 3:3

And it seemeth a pity unto me, most noble Lachoneus,

that ye should be so foolish and vain as to suppose

that ye can stand against so many brave men who are at my command,

who do now at this time stand in their arms,

and do await with great anxiety for the word —

Go down upon the Nephites and destroy them.

3 Nephi 4:2

But behold, there were no wild beasts nor game in those lands

which had been deserted by the Nephites,

and there was no game for the robbers save it were in the wilderness.

3 Nephi 4:3

And the robbers could not exist

save it were in the wilderness,

for the want of food;

for the Nephites had left their lands desolate,

and had gathered their flocks and their herds and all their substance,

and they were in one body.

3 Nephi 4:4

Therefore, there was no chance for the robbers to plunder and to obtain food,

save it were to come up in open battle against the Nephites;

and the Nephites being in one body,

and having so great a number,

and having reserved for themselves provisions,

and horses and cattle, and flocks of every kind,

that they might subsist for the space of seven years,

in the which time they did hope

to destroy the robbers from off the face of the land;

and thus the eighteenth year did pass away.

3 Nephi 4:10

But in this thing they were disappointed,

for the Nephites did not fear them;

but they did fear their God and did supplicate him for protection;

therefore, when the armies of Giddianhi did rush upon them

they were prepared to meet them;

yea, in the strength of the Lord they did receive them.

3 Nephi 4:18

But behold, this was an advantage to the Nephites;

for it was impossible for the robbers to lay siege sufficiently long

to have any effect upon the Nephites,

because of their much provision which they had laid up in store,

3 Nephi 4:31

And it came to pass that they did break forth, all as one,

in singing, and praising their God

for the great thing which he had done for them,

in preserving them from falling into the hands of their enemies.