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Show p32 FIRST BOOK OF NEPHI FIRST hither and thither, and our fathers came through out of captivity on dry ground, and the armies of Pharaoh di follow and were drowned in the waters of the Red Sed. Now behold ye know that this is true; and ye also know that an angel hath spoken unto you, wherefore can ye doubt. Let us go up; the Lord is able #6 deliver us, even as our fathers, and te destroy Laban, even as the Egyptians. } Now when I had spoken these words, they were yet wroth, and did still continue to murmur; according to his commman and took voice of the spirit, ; the er with head his off smote I Sa bert 4 te hae of the head, and 1S ord. igh Bi I had smitten off his head with his own sword, that Auta that it was Laban. AAnd I beheld his sword, and I drew it fort eath_ thereof, and the hilt thereof was of pure gold, and the workmanship ee tae cosa 7 nd it came to ew pass that I ae that I should kill Laban; a ‘ ‘ine that his master Laban had been out by night among -And I spake unto him as if it had been Laba them. — ao without the walls. of the most precious steel./ was strained bv t] t piace ae SS a ban, and that commandments, -_ I also they shall 3 I remem- prosper in the land of promise.— thought that they could not keep the com-“* _mandments of the Lord according to the law of Moses, save _ they should the law. And J also knew that the law was | engrayen upon t | € plates of brass, And again—I knew that — . fol- hrstheain® ot eee utah a i , he had slain me, and had sought to take away hear me; wherefore they did-egase to flee from my presence. And it came to pass that when the servant of Laban beheld my brethren, he began to tremble, and was about to flee from before me and return to the city of Jerusalem. ‘ And now I, Nephi, bemg a man large in stature, and also having received much strength of the Lord, therefore I did to bring forth his righteous purposes: tayeth the wick Yea, and ‘dias And it came to pass’ that I called after them, and they Aid. Behold the bered the words of the Lord which he spake unto me in the none 8, Saying, that inasmuch as thy seed shall keep my i their lives also. | it is better that one man shoulded perish, than that a nation * Be ion thst fe shoe ORCCOreR, WAC Nae at ee > | whe nan saw me, he | was ex- | And it came to pass thataa Rams pame iol » Lemuel and &Sam. And they ¥Hy ceedingly frightened, and also 1 fled from before my presence; for they supposed it was La- = bes ag5 ee And now, when I, Nephi, had heard these words, e My | . _ =a And I also — > . 7 eréfore he di llow me. And he spake unto me many . wherefore e did fo - of the Jews: as | went forth unte te _ Should dwindle and perish in unbelief, Laban.” Anda | Alow yaee-And he, supposing Se Eee } a I I had Ae the€church, and that 1 was truly that Laban whom had slain, at * was constrained by the spin but I said in my heart, never at any , for the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands. aes ahs spake unto him that [ should carry oe oe =< “SS upon mine own them put and garments of Laban eS | And the spirit_saith pa that I might not slay him. Saith unto me again S .) behold the Lord hath delivered him intoALthy hands; yea, and zo . _ .Lalso knew that he had sought to take away mine own life; yea, and he would not hearken unto ‘the commandments of PS _ the Lord; and he also had taken away our property. ~_ Andit came to pass that the spirit said unto me again, slay f did upon the plates of brass, So time have I shed the blood of man, and I shrunk and would 4 efore body; yea, even every whit; and I did gird on his oe And after that | had done this, I went forth about my loins. And as Twent forth towards the unto the treasury of Laban. treasury of Laban, behold I saw the servant of Laban which had And | commanded him in the voice the keys of the treasury. of Laban, that he should go with me into the treasury; and he supposed me to be*his master, Laban, for he beheld the garAnd he ments, and.‘also the sword oirted about my loins. knowhe Jews, the of elders the concerning me unto spake thereof was exceeding fine; and -1 I saw that the blade thereo orwas ee ae ‘ I took the selves, I, Nephi, crept into the city and went forth towards the © NEPHI, ight obtain the records S Nevertheless they did fol- flew: OF into my hands, for this cause : the Lord had delivered Laban low me up until we came without the walls of Jerusalem, And it was by night; and I caused that they should hide themselves without the walls. And after that they had hid them- house of Laban. And I was led by the spirit, not knowing peforehand the things which I should do. Nevertheless I went forth, and as I came near unto the house of Laban, I beheld a man, and:he had fallen to the earth before me, for he was drunken with wine. And when I came to him, I found BOOK wi seize upon the servant of Laban, and held him, that he should > f not flee. _~_. } , | And It came to pass that I spake with him, that ifhewould © hearken unto my words, as the Lord liveth and as Ilive,even ‘s@ that if he would hearken unto our words, we would spare ‘ et BASé . - 2 |