1 Ne 5:1-9
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Contents
Questions
Verse 1
- What is the difference between being "filled with joy" and being "exceedingly glad"?
Verse 2
- Did Sariah have any female company on this long trip?
Verse 3
- Who told Nephi that this was what she said?
Verse 4
- Why is the phrase "it had come to pass" used so infrequently in the scriptures?
Verse 5
- Does Lehi consider the valley of Lemuel the promised land?
Lexical notes
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Exegesis
Verse 5
It seems odd that Lehi says he has "obtained a land of promise" since Lehi hasn't made it to the land yet. Given the context here to obtain a land of promise must mean to obtain the promise of the land rather than the land itself. In 1 Ne 7:13 the same phrase is used to clearly refer to actually making it to the land.
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