Alma 11:25 Textual Variants

The 1830 typesetter accidentally omitted the connecting for before thou saidest. The for provides the typical connection characteristic of the Book of Mormon narrative style. Either reading, with or without the for, is theoretically possible; thus the critical text will restore the earliest reading, with the for. None of the printed editions have ever restored the for here in Alma 11:25, despite its occurrence in 𝓟. A similar example of narrative for is found later on in the text:

• Helaman 11:14
  • and I know that thou wilt even at this time hearken unto my words for thou saidst that if this people repent I will spare them