“I and My Brethren”

Alan C. Miner

In Biblical Hebrew, the person speaking ("I") always comes first in a compound subject (compare Alma 15:15, "I and my brethren will go forth into the land of Zarahemla"; and 1 Kings 1:21, "I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders"). [Zarahemla Research Foundation, Study Book of Mormon, p. 8]

Step by Step Through the Book of Mormon: A Cultural Commentary

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