2 Nephi 25:5 Textual Variants

The 1858 Wright edition accidentally omitted the and here in “yea and my soul delighteth”. The first two RLDS editions (1874 and 1892) followed this reading, but the 1908 RLDS edition restored the and (probably by reference to the printer’s manuscript). A similar example of this usage is found in Alma 36:22: “yea and my soul did long to be there”. There is nothing inappropriate about the original usage here in 2 Nephi 25:5.

The loss of and after yea has been fairly frequent in the history of the text, as exemplified by the following instances:

• 2 Nephi 9:5 (loss of and in the 1837 edition)
  • yea [& 1|and A| BCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] I know that ye know that in the body he shall shew himself unto they at Jerusalem
• Jacob 2:6 (loss of and in the 1830 edition)
  • yea [& 1| ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] it grieveth my soul and causeth me to shrink with shame before the presence of my Maker
• Alma 8:29 (loss of and in the 1874 RLDS edition)
  • yea [& 1|and ABCDEFGIJLMNOPQRST| HK] I will not turn my fierce anger away
• Alma 36:22 (loss of and in the 1837 edition)
  • yea [& 01|and A| BCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] methought I saw even as our father Lehi saw God sitting upon his throne
• 4 Nephi 1:6 (loss of and in the 1874 RLDS edition)
  • yea [& 1|and ABCDEFGIJLMNOPQRST| HK] even until fifty and nine years had passed away

For additional discussion of the frequent use of “yea and” in the text, see 2 Nephi 9:5.