Mosiah 26:28 Textual Variants

In this passage, the 1840 edition changed the word order from the noninverted I will to the inverted will I, the common order when there is a preceding object such as him. The 1908 RLDS edition restored the original noninverted order I will. The 1840 change was probably influenced by the two preceding occurrences of him will I in this chapter:

• Mosiah 26:21 and him will I also receive
• Mosiah 26:22 and him will I freely forgive

Other occurrences of him will I are found near the end of the Book of Mormon text:

• 3 Nephi 9:14 him will I receive
• 3 Nephi 9:20 him will I baptize with fire
• 3 Nephi 9:22 him will I receive
• 3 Nephi 15:1 him will I raise up at the last day
• 3 Nephi 27:16 him will I hold guiltless
• Ether 4:11 him will I visit with the manifestations of my Spirit

There are also occurrences of him will I where him is the object of the preposition unto or to:

• 2 Nephi 3:7 and unto him will I give commandment that …
• 2 Nephi 3:11 and unto him will I give power to bring forth my word
• 3 Nephi 15:9 for unto him that endureth to the end will I give eternal life
• 3 Nephi 18:5 and to him will I give power that he shall break bread
• Mormon 9:25 unto him will I confirm all my words

The noninverted order him I will is fairly rare, with only one other example besides the one here in Mosiah 26:28:

• 2 Nephi 28:30 for unto him that receiveth I will give more

Despite its rarity, the noninverted word order of him I will here in Mosiah 26:28 will be maintained in the critical text. (For a similar example involving the inverted and noninverted word orders, see the nearby discussion under Mosiah 26:27 of “and then will I confess unto them that I never knew them”.)