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===Verse 8===
 
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* Is Nephi saying that Lehi had reached a stopping point, that there were no more commandments left for him to fulfill, or is this a rhetorical device to indicate a transition in his story?
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===Verse 9===
 
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* Why does the Lord wait until only the night before to tell Lehi when they will leave?  
 
* Why does the Lord wait until only the night before to tell Lehi when they will leave?  

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The Book of Mormon > First Nephi > Chapter 16

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Questions

Verse 6

  • Why doesn't Nephi say this was a place "we called Lemuel"?

Verse 7

  • Why weren't these women "given in marriage" (4 Ne 1:11)?

Verse 8

  • Is Nephi saying that Lehi had reached a stopping point, that there were no more commandments left for him to fulfill, or is this a rhetorical device to indicate a transition in his story?

Verse 9

  • Why does the Lord wait until only the night before to tell Lehi when they will leave?

Verse 10

  • Why does he deliver the Liahona is such an unusual way?
  • Do Latter-day Saints have anything comparable to Liahona today?

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