Alma 5:43 Textual Variants

Royal Skousen
for behold I have spoken unto you [plain 1ABCDEFGHIJKLNPS|plain > plainly M|plainly OQRT] that ye cannot err

As discussed under 2 Nephi 25:20, the verb speak frequently takes the bare adverb plain rather than the full adverb plainly. The critical text will restore the original plain here in Alma 5:43. Also see the discussion regarding harsh(ly) under 2 Nephi 33:5.

Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, Part. 3

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