2 Nephi 19:17 Textual Variants

Royal Skousen
for every one of them is a hypocrite and an evildoer

Isaiah 9:17 (King James Bible) for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer

The Book of Mormon text prefers the a form of the indefinite article before an h-initial word (providing that the h for that word is pronounced in current English). For a complete discussion, see 2 Nephi 13:7.

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

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