1 Nephi 4:37

~600 BC

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that when Zoram had made an oath unto us, our fears did cease concerning him.

Simple English

When Zoram promised us, we stopped being afraid of him.

Paraphrase

Once Zoram swore that oath to us, we stopped worrying about him.

Notes

4:19-38

Parallel: Both Nephi and Judith acquired some of the wicked man's possessions (Judith 15:11). Both Nephi and Judith used trickery to obtain the desired result (see Judith 11:1, 5-6, 19).

For other parallels, please see: 1 Nephi 1:1, 1 Nephi 1:2, 1 Nephi 1:17, 1 Nephi 4:20-24, 1 Nephi 2:4-6, 1 Nephi 3:3, 1 Nephi 3:16, 1 Nephi 3:25, 1 Nephi 3:31, 1 Nephi 4:1-2, 1 Nephi 4:4-5, 1 Nephi 4:7-9, 1 Nephi 4:18, 1 Nephi 4:19-24 & 38, 1 Nephi 4:20, 1 Nephi 4:27, 1 Nephi 5:9, 1 Nephi 13:40, 2 Nephi 5:8, Mosiah 10:13, 4 Nephi 1:31.

For a full note on the use of the Apocrypha, please see the annotation at 1 Nephi 1:1.