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Originally Posted by Cali Coug
I have never believed that the Spirit literally dictated to Nephi as you seem to believe. I would expect the Spirit to have better grammar.
I think Nephi meant the statement to mean more along the lines of "I know this is true. Truth is from God. I am speaking the truth, my words are from God."
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My old English isn't that great. Where is the grammatical breakdown in "Slay him, for the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands . ."? To my ear something is off, but I thought it was just clunky writing.