Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'somewhat' occurs 69 times in the standard works.

11 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'somewhat' in the standard works and contain 15.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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W of M 1:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

 1:2 And it is many hundred years after the coming of Christ that I deliver these records into the hands of my son; and it supposeth me that he will witness the entire destruction of my people. But may God grant that he may survive them, that he may write somewhat concerning them, and somewhat concerning Christ, that perhaps some day it may profit them.

 1:3 And now, I speak somewhat concerning that which I have written; for after I had made an abridgment from the plates of Nephi, down to the reign of this king Benjamin, of whom Amaleki spake, I searched among the records which had been delivered into my hands, and I found these plates, which contained this small account of the prophets, from Jacob down to the reign of this king Benjamin, and also many of the words of Nephi.




Gal. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 15 0 15
NT 10 0 10
BM 43 0 43
1 Ne. 2 0 2
2 Ne. 4 0 4
Jacob 3 0 3
Omni 3 0 3
W of M 4 0 4
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 16 0 16
Hel. 1 0 1
Morm. 4 0 4
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 4 0 4
DC 0 0 0
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 69 0 69

W of M 1:2
And it is many hundred years after the coming of Christ that I deliver these records into the hands of my son; and it supposeth me that he will witness the entire destruction of my people. But may God grant that he may survive them, that he may write somewhat concerning them, and somewhat concerning Christ, that perhaps some day it may profit them.

W of M 1:3
And now, I speak somewhat concerning that which I have written; for after I had made an abridgment from the plates of Nephi, down to the reign of this king Benjamin, of whom Amaleki spake, I searched among the records which had been delivered into my hands, and I found these plates, which contained this small account of the prophets, from Jacob down to the reign of this king Benjamin, and also many of the words of Nephi.

W of M 1:12
And now, concerning this king Benjamin-- he had somewhat of contentions among his own people.