Alma 44:7 Textual Variants

Royal Skousen
and then we will see who shall have power over this people yea we [will 01ABCDEFGIJLMNOQRT|shall HKPS] see who [shall 1ABCDEFGIJLMNOQRT|will HKPS] be brought into bondage

The 1874 RLDS edition switched the placement of the modal verbs in the yea-clause for this passage, from “yea we will see who shall be brought into bondage” to “yea we shall see who will be brought into bondage”. This change was probably unintentional. Not surprisingly, the original placement is found in the preceding main clause: “and then we will see who shall have power over this people”. The RLDS text has continued with the secondary reading.

Summary: Maintain the original order of the modals in Alma 44:7, where will occurs before shall within both main clauses.

Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, Part. 4

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