1And it came to pass that I, Nephi, returned from speaking with the
2And it came to pass that he spake unto me, saying: Behold I have
3For behold, Laban hath the record of the Jews and also a genealogy
4Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me that thou and thy brothers
5And now, behold thy brothers murmur, saying it is a hard thing
6Therefore go, my son, and thou shalt be favored of the Lord,
7And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go
8And it came to pass that when my father had heard these words he
9And I, Nephi, and my brethren took our journey in the wilderness,
10And it came to pass that when we had gone up to the land of
11And we cast lots—who of us should go in unto the house of Laban.
12And he desired of Laban the records which were engraven upon the
13And behold, it came to pass that Laban was angry, and thrust him
14But Laman fled out of his presence, and told the things which
15But behold I said unto them that: As the Lord liveth, and as we
16Wherefore, let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the
17For he knew that Jerusalem must be destroyed, because of the
18For behold, they have rejected the words of the prophets.
19And behold, it is wisdom in God that we should obtain these
20And also that we may preserve unto them the words which have been
21And it came to pass that after this manner of language did I
22And it came to pass that we went down to the land of our
23And after we had gathered these things together, we went up again
24And it came to pass that we went in unto Laban, and desired him
25And it came to pass that when Laban saw our property, and that it
26And it came to pass that we did flee before the servants of Laban,
27And it came to pass that we fled into the wilderness, and the
28And it came to pass that Laman was angry with me, and also with my
29And it came to pass as they smote us with a rod, behold, an angel
30And after the angel had spoken unto us, he departed.
31And after the angel had departed, Laman and Lemuel again began to