Unit 95

that they

15 occurrences in 15 verses

Mormon 1:11, 18,

Mormon 2:3, 12, 17, 23, 24, 25,

Mormon 3:4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14

Mormon 1:11

And it came to pass that the Nephites had gathered together a great number of men,

even to exceed the number of thirty thousand.

And it came to pass that they did have in this same year a number of battles,

in which the Nephites did beat the Lamanites and did slay many of them.

Mormon 1:18

And these Gadianton robbers,

who were among the Lamanites,

did infest the land,

insomuch that the inhabitants thereof began

to hide up their treasures in the earth;

and they became slippery,

because the Lord had cursed the land,

that they could not hold them, nor retain them again.

Mormon 2:3

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and twenty and seventh year

the Lamanites did come upon us with exceedingly great power,

insomuch that they did frighten my armies;

therefore they would not fight,

and they began to retreat towards the north countries.

Mormon 2:12

And it came to pass that when I, Mormon, saw their lamentation

and their mourning and their sorrow before the Lord,

my heart did begin to rejoice within me,

knowing the mercies and the long-suffering of the Lord,

therefore supposing that he would be merciful unto them

that they would again become a righteous people.

Mormon 2:17

And now, the city of Jashon was near the land

where Ammaron had deposited the records unto the Lord,

that they might not be destroyed.

And behold I had gone according to the word of Ammaron,

and taken the plates of Nephi, and did make a record

according to the words of Ammaron.

Mormon 2:23

And it came to pass that I did speak unto my people,

and did urge them with great energy,

that they would stand boldly before the Lamanites

and fight for their wives, and their children,

and their houses, and their homes.

Mormon 2:24

And my words did arouse them somewhat to vigor,

insomuch that they did not flee from before the Lamanites,

but did stand with boldness against them.

Mormon 2:25

And it came to pass that we did contend with an army of thirty thousand

against an army of fifty thousand.

And it came to pass that we did stand before them with such firmness

that they did flee from before us.

Mormon 3:4

And it came to pass that after this tenth year had passed away,

making, in the whole, three hundred and sixty years from the coming of Christ,

the king of the Lamanites sent an epistle unto me,

which gave unto me to know

that they were preparing to come again to battle against us.

Mormon 3:5

And it came to pass that I did cause my people

that they should gather themselves together at the land Desolation,

to a city which was in the borders, by the narrow pass

which led into the land southward.

Mormon 3:6

And there we did place our armies,

that we might stop the armies of the Lamanites,

that they might not get possession of any of our lands;

therefore we did fortify against them with all our force.

Mormon 3:7

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and sixty and first year

the Lamanites did come down to the city of Desolation to battle against us;

and it came to pass that in that year we did beat them,

insomuch that they did return to their own lands again.

Mormon 3:9

And now, because of this great thing

which my people, the Nephites, had done,

they began to boast in their own strength,

and began to swear before the heavens

that they would avenge themselves of the blood of their brethren

who had been slain by their enemies.

Mormon 3:10

And they did swear by the heavens, and also by the throne of God,

that they would go up to battle against their enemies,

and would cut them off from the face of the land.

Mormon 3:14

And when they had sworn by all

that had been forbidden them by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,

that they would go up unto their enemies to battle,

and avenge themselves of the blood of their brethren,

behold the voice of the Lord came unto me, saying: