RLDS Verse Context
Inspired Version, 1908 Book of Mormon, DC 1-144
2 Nephi 3:12 - 2 Nephi 3:22
12 Wherefore, if ye are cursed, behold, I leave my blessing upon you, that the cursing may be taken from you, and be answered upon the heads of your parents.
13 Wherefore, because of my blessing, the Lord God will not suffer that ye shall perish; wherefore, he will be merciful unto you, and unto your seed for ever.
14 And it came to pass that after my father had made an end of speaking to the sons and daughters of Laman, he caused the sons and daughters of Lemuel to be brought before him.
15 And he spake unto them, saying: Behold, my sons and my daughters, who are the sons and the daughters of my second son;
16 Behold, I leave unto you the same blessing which I left unto the sons and daughters of Laman; wherefore, thou shall not utterly be destroyed; but in the end thy seed shall be blessed.
17 And it came to pass that when my father had made an end of speaking unto them, behold, he spake unto the sons of Ishmael, yea, and even all his household.
18 And after he had made an end of speaking unto them, he spake unto Sam, saying:
19 Blessed are thou, and thy seed: for thou shalt inherit the land, like unto thy brother Nephi.
20 And thy seed shall be numbered with his seed;
21 And thou shalt be even like unto thy brother, and thy seed like unto his seed; and thou shalt be blessed in all thy days.
22 And it came to pass after my father Lehi had spoken unto all his household, according to the feelings of his heart, and the Spirit of the Lord which was in him, he waxed old.
13 Wherefore, because of my blessing, the Lord God will not suffer that ye shall perish; wherefore, he will be merciful unto you, and unto your seed for ever.
14 And it came to pass that after my father had made an end of speaking to the sons and daughters of Laman, he caused the sons and daughters of Lemuel to be brought before him.
15 And he spake unto them, saying: Behold, my sons and my daughters, who are the sons and the daughters of my second son;
16 Behold, I leave unto you the same blessing which I left unto the sons and daughters of Laman; wherefore, thou shall not utterly be destroyed; but in the end thy seed shall be blessed.
17 And it came to pass that when my father had made an end of speaking unto them, behold, he spake unto the sons of Ishmael, yea, and even all his household.
18 And after he had made an end of speaking unto them, he spake unto Sam, saying:
19 Blessed are thou, and thy seed: for thou shalt inherit the land, like unto thy brother Nephi.
20 And thy seed shall be numbered with his seed;
21 And thou shalt be even like unto thy brother, and thy seed like unto his seed; and thou shalt be blessed in all thy days.
22 And it came to pass after my father Lehi had spoken unto all his household, according to the feelings of his heart, and the Spirit of the Lord which was in him, he waxed old.