1 And now I, Nephi, do not give the genealogy of my fathers in this part of my record; neither at any time shall I give it after upon these plates which I am writing; for it is given in the record which has been kept by my father; wherefore, I do not write it in this work.

2 For it sufficeth me to say that we are descendants of Joseph.

3 And it mattereth not to me that I am particular to give a full account of all the things of my father, for they cannot be written upon these plates, for I desire the room that I may write of the things of God.

4 For the fulness of mine intent is that I may persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved.

5 Wherefore, the things which are pleasing unto the world I do not write, but the things which are pleasing unto God and unto those who are not of the world.

6 Wherefore, I shall give commandment unto my seed, that they shall not occupy these plates with things which are not of worth unto the children of men.

Now I, Nephi, am not giving the genealogy of my fathers in this part of my record. Nor will I give it later in these plates that I am writing. It's in the record my father kept, so I'm not writing it here. It's enough for me to say that we are descendants of Joseph.

And I don't care to give the full account of everything about my father, because it can't all be written on these plates. I want that room so I can write about the things of God, because my whole purpose is to persuade people to come to the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved. That's why I don't write the things that are pleasing to the world; I write the things that are pleasing to God and to those who are not of the world. And I will give my descendants a commandment: they are not to fill these plates with things that have no worth to anyone.

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And now I, Nephi, do not give the genealogy of my fathers in this part of my record; neither at any time shall I give it after upon these plates which I am writing; for it is given in the record which has been kept by my father; wherefore, I do not write it in this work.

Now I, Nephi, am not giving the genealogy of my fathers in this part of my record. Nor will I give it later in these plates that I am writing. It's in the record my father kept, so I'm not writing it here.

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For it sufficeth me to say that we are descendants of Joseph.

It's enough for me to say that we are descendants of Joseph.

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And it mattereth not to me that I am particular to give a full account of all the things of my father, for they cannot be written upon these plates, for I desire the room that I may write of the things of God.

And I don't care to give the full account of everything about my father, because it can't all be written on these plates. I want that room so I can write about the things of God,

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For the fulness of mine intent is that I may persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved.

because my whole purpose is to persuade people to come to the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved.

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Wherefore, the things which are pleasing unto the world I do not write, but the things which are pleasing unto God and unto those who are not of the world.

That's why I don't write the things that are pleasing to the world; I write the things that are pleasing to God and to those who are not of the world.

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Wherefore, I shall give commandment unto my seed, that they shall not occupy these plates with things which are not of worth unto the children of men.

And I will give my descendants a commandment: they are not to fill these plates with things that have no worth to anyone.

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¹ And now I, Nephi, do not give the genealogy of my fathers in this part of my record; neither at any time shall I give it after upon these plates which I am writing; for it is given in the record which has been kept by my father; wherefore, I do not write it in this work. ² For it sufficeth me to say that we are descendants of Joseph.

¹ Now I, Nephi, am not giving the genealogy of my fathers in this part of my record. Nor will I give it later in these plates that I am writing. It's in the record my father kept, so I'm not writing it here. ² It's enough for me to say that we are descendants of Joseph.

³ And it mattereth not to me that I am particular to give a full account of all the things of my father, for they cannot be written upon these plates, for I desire the room that I may write of the things of God. ⁴ For the fulness of mine intent is that I may persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved. ⁵ Wherefore, the things which are pleasing unto the world I do not write, but the things which are pleasing unto God and unto those who are not of the world. ⁶ Wherefore, I shall give commandment unto my seed, that they shall not occupy these plates with things which are not of worth unto the children of men.

³ And I don't care to give the full account of everything about my father, because it can't all be written on these plates. I want that room so I can write about the things of God, ⁴ because my whole purpose is to persuade people to come to the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved. ⁵ That's why I don't write the things that are pleasing to the world; I write the things that are pleasing to God and to those who are not of the world. ⁶ And I will give my descendants a commandment: they are not to fill these plates with things that have no worth to anyone.

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