Scribe 2 of 𝓟 frequently omitted the conjunction and when he copied from 𝓞 into 𝓟. Sometimes he caught his error; other times it was supplied by Oliver Cowdery when Oliver proofed 𝓟
against 𝓞:
- Mosiah 26:39 (corrected by scribe 2)
- being commanded of God to pray without ceasing [NULL > & 1|and ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] to give thanks in all things
- Alma 7:21 (corrected by Oliver Cowdery)
- [𝓢① NULL > 𝓢② & 1|And ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] he doth not dwell in unholy temples
- Alma 8:29 (corrected by Oliver Cowdery)
- go forth [𝓢① NULL > 𝓢② & 1|and ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] prophesy unto this people
- Alma 11:41 (corrected by scribe 2)
- for behold the day cometh that all shall rise from the dead [NULL > & 1|and ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] stand before God
- Alma 12:8 (corrected by Oliver Cowdery)
- [𝓢① NULL > 𝓢② & 1|And ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] Zeezrom began to inquire of them diligently
- Alma 12:10 (corrected by Oliver Cowdery)
- [𝓢① NULL >+ 𝓢② & 1|and ABCDEFGHK|And IJLMNOPQRST] therefore he that will harden his heart the same receiveth the lesser portion of the word
- Alma 13:3 (corrected by Oliver Cowdery)
- therefore they having chosen good [𝓢① NULL > 𝓢② & 1|and ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] exercising exceeding great faith are called with a holy calling
- 3 Nephi 20:27 (corrected by scribe 2)
- [NULL > & 1|And ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] after that ye were blessed then fulfilleth the Father the covenant which he made with Abraham
- 3 Nephi 23:8 (corrected by Oliver Cowdery; omitted by the 1830 typesetter)
- and when Nephi had brought forth the records and laid them before him [𝓢① NULL > 𝓢② & 1| ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] he cast his eyes upon them
- 3 Nephi 24:18 (corrected by Oliver Cowdery)
- then shall ye return [𝓢① NULL >+ 𝓢② & 1|and ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] discern between the righteous and the wicked
- Mormon 5:5 (corrected by Oliver Cowdery)
- but it came to pass that whatsoever lands we had passed by [𝓢① NULL >+ 𝓢② & 1|and ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] the inhabitants thereof were not gathered in were
destroyed by the Lamanites
The last four examples are found in that portion of the text where the 1830 edition was set from 𝓞 rather than 𝓟; in three out of the four cases, the 1830 reading supports the decision to supply
the and in 𝓟. There are also a couple of cases in this part of the text when both scribe 2 and Oliver failed to supply the and in 𝓟 but the 1830 compositor maintained it as he
set the type for the 1830 edition:
- 3 Nephi 24:11 (not corrected by Oliver Cowdery)
- and I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes [ 1|and ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground
- Mormon 2:2 (not corrected by Oliver Cowdery)
- therefore three hundred and twenty [ 1|and ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] six years had passed away
The example in 3 Nephi 24:11 quotes the King James version of Malachi 3:11, which has the and. The and is not required in all of the above instances, although the use of and generally
sounds more appropriate for the Book of Mormon style of language (as here in Alma 12:8). In each case, the critical text will accept the reading with the and.
