Mosiah 11:11 Textual Variants

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and the seats which was [sat 1|set ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] apart for the high priests …

As discussed under 1 Nephi 11:1, the original Book of Mormon text sometimes used the verb sit transitively, as here in Mosiah 11:11. In this instance, the 1830 typesetter made the correction to the transitive verb set. The critical text will restore the original nonstandard usage whenever it is supported by the earliest textual sources, as here in Mosiah 11:11. For further discussion, see sit in volume 3.

Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, Part. 2

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