There are a total of 18 "ands" in Helaman 3:14. According to Dr. Sami Hanna, an Egyptian especially schooled in the Arabic language, each of these "ands" is necessary; the omission of any of them totally disallows meaning to the verse. Because no commas were used in Semitic writing, each of these function words was necessary. [Brenton G. Yorgason, Little Known Evidences of the Book of Mormon, p. 34]