behold I [were >js was 1|were A|was BCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST] about to write the names of those who were never to taste of death
As discussed under 3 Nephi 26:11, the critical text will restore the subjunctive use of were here in 3 Nephi 28:25. Such subjunctive usage is characteristic of earlier English as well as
the original text of the Book of Mormon.
