2 Nephi 27:3 Textual Variants

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a hungry man

Isaiah 29:8 (King James Bible) an hungry man

In the long Isaiah quote in 2 Nephi 12–24, the Book of Mormon text uses a rather than an before h-initial words (providing the h is pronounced in standard English). As discussed under 2 Nephi 13:7, the critical text will maintain the use of a in these cases. This example from 2 Nephi 27:3 adds one more example to the list of cases showing this difference in usage between the Book of Mormon and the language of the King James Bible.

Summary: Retain the use of a rather than an before hungry in 2 Nephi 27:3 (in an Isaiah quotation from the King James Bible).

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

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