“Now the Object of These Lawyers Was to Get Gain”

Alan C. Miner

Brant Gardner notes that in the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon there is no chapter break between Alma 10:32 and Alma 11:1. Apparently, the exchange with Zeezrom was originally seen as an essential part of the inserted discourse, and it was intended to be read as a whole. Verse 32 should not have been the splitting point between chapters. Verse 32 is the introduction to a complete section that ends in chapter 11. When this verse is read, it should be read in conjunction with verses 1-21 of Alma 11. [Brant Gardner, "Book of Mormon Commentary," [http://www.highfiber.com/~nahualli/LDStopics/Alma/Alma10.htm], p. 14]

Step by Step Through the Book of Mormon: A Cultural Commentary

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