6:1 And now I, Moroni, proceed to give the record
of Jared and his brother. |
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6:2 For it came to pass after the Lord had prepared
the stones which the brother of Jared had carried up into
the mount, the brother of Jared came down out of the
mount, and he did put forth the stones into the vessels
which were prepared, one in each end thereof; and behold,
they did give light unto the vessels. |
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6:3 And thus the Lord caused stones to shine in
darkness, to give light unto men, women, and children,
that they might not cross the great waters in darkness. |
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6:4 And it came to pass that when they had prepared
all manner of food, that thereby they might subsist upon
the water, and also food for their flocks and herds, and
whatsoever beast or animal or fowl that they should carry
with them--and it came to pass that when they had done
all these things they got aboard of their vessels or
barges, and set forth into the sea, commending themselves
unto the Lord their God. |
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6:5 And it came to pass that the Lord God caused
that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of
the waters, towards the promised land; and thus they were
tossed upon the waves of the sea before the wind. |
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6:6 And it came to pass that they were many times
buried in the depths of the sea, because of the mountain
waves which broke upon them, and also the great and
terrible tempests which were caused by the fierceness of
the wind. |
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6:7 And it came to pass that when they were buried
in the deep there was no water that could hurt them,
their vessels being tight like unto a dish, and also they
were tight like unto the ark of Noah; therefore when they
were encompassed about by many waters they did cry unto
the Lord, and he did bring them forth again upon the top
of the waters. |
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6:8 And it came to pass that the wind did never
cease to blow towards the promised land while they were
upon the waters; and thus they were driven forth before
the wind. |
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6:9 And they did sing praises unto the Lord; yea,
the brother of Jared did sing praises unto the Lord, and
he did thank and praise the Lord all the day long; and
when the night came, they did not cease to praise the
Lord. |
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6:10 And thus they were driven forth; and no monster
of the sea could break them, neither whale that could mar
them; and they did have light continually, whether it was
above the water or under the water. |
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6:11 And thus they were driven forth, three hundred
and forty and four days upon the water. |
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6:12 And they did land upon the shore of the
promised land. And when they had set their feet upon the
shores of the promised land they bowed themselves down
upon the face of the land, and did humble themselves
before the Lord, and did shed tears of joy before the
Lord, because of the multitude of his tender mercies over
them. |
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6:13 And it came to pass that they went forth upon
the face of the land, and began to till the earth. |
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6:14 And Jared had four sons; and they were called
Jacom, and Gilgah, and Mahah, and Orihah. |
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6:15 And the brother of Jared also begat sons and
daughters. |
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6:16 And the friends of Jared and his brother were
in number about twenty and two souls; and they also begat
sons and daughters before they came to the promised land;
and therefore they began to be many. |
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6:17 And they were taught to walk humbly before the
Lord; and they were also taught from on high. |
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6:18 And it came to pass that they began to spread
upon the face of the land, and to multiply and to till
the earth; and they did wax strong in the land. |
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6:19 And the brother of Jared began to be old, and
saw that he must soon go down to the grave; wherefore he
said unto Jared: Let us gather together our people that
we may number them, that we may know of them what they
will desire of us before we go down to our graves. |
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6:20 And accordingly the people were gathered
together. Now the number of the sons and the daughters of
the brother of Jared were twenty and two souls; and the
number of sons and daughters of Jared were twelve, he
having four sons. |
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6:21 And it came to pass that they did number their
people; and after that they had numbered them, they did
desire of them the things which they would that they
should do before they went down to their graves. |
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6:22 And it came to pass that the people desired of
them that they should anoint one of their sons to be a
king over them. |
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6:23 And now behold, this was grievous unto them.
And the brother of Jared said unto them: Surely this
thing leadeth into captivity. |
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6:24 But Jared said unto his brother: Suffer them
that they may have a king. And therefore he said unto
them: Choose ye out from among our sons a king, even whom
ye will. |
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6:25 And it came to pass that they chose even the
firstborn of the brother of Jared; and his name was
Pagag. And it came to pass that he refused and would not
be their king. And the people would that his father
should constrain him, but his father would not; and he
commanded them that they should constrain no man to be
their king. |
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6:26 And it came to pass that they chose all the
brothers of Pagag, and they would not. |
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6:27 And it came to pass that neither would the sons
of Jared, even all save it were one; and Orihah was
anointed to be king over the people. |
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6:28 And he began to reign, and the people began to
prosper; and they became exceedingly rich. |
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6:29 And it came to pass that Jared died, and his
brother also. |
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6:30 And it came to pass that Orihah did walk humbly
before the Lord, and did remember how great things the
Lord had done for his father, and also taught his people
how great things the Lord had done for their fathers. |
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