3 Nephi 24:10 Textual Variants

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bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse that there may be meat in my house

Malachi 3:10 (King James Bible) bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse that there may be meat in mine house

As discussed under 2 Nephi 24:13, the initial h in words like house is pronounced; thus the appropriate form in the Book of Mormon text is my rather than mine (and thy rather than thine). In Early Modern English, the h of house was often silent, thus mine house in Malachi 3:10. Nonetheless, there are some instances of the biblical style in the Book of Mormon, including the following that do not involve biblical quotations:

Note, in particular, the instance of mine house in Alma 10:11. For a complete discussion of this variation, see under possessive pronouns in volume 3. In cases like this one in 3 Nephi 24:10, the critical text will maintain the invariant Book of Mormon reading, my house.

Summary: Maintain the invariant my before h- initial words (such as my house in 3 Nephi 24:10) unless there is specific evidence in the Book of Mormon textual sources to support the more archaic use of mine.

Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, Part. 6

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