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[volgadon]

David Bokovoy, in a recent thread, had this to say.

For what it's worth, the argument has never been that horses, i.e. equus ferus caballus, are tapirs. If one discounts the Isaiah passages, there simply are not many references in the BofM to the English word 'horse" to begin with. The first reference to

[Ariarates]

As I said before, I'm not good with little details like this, so let mee see if I understand this correctly:

And it came to pass that we did find upon the land of promise, as we journeyed in the wilderness, that there were beasts in the forests of every kind, both the cow and the ox, and the *** and the horse, and the goat and the wild goat, and all manner of wild animals, which were for the use of men.

So what Nephi is saying here is: we found all kinds of beasts in the forest for the use of man. The examples he lists are just in there for literary value?

[USU78]

Shades of Irving Berlin!

Taking stock of what I have and what I haven't

What do I find?

The things I got will keep me satisfied

Checking up on what I have and what I haven't

What do I find?

A healthy balance on the credit side

Got no diamond

Got no pearl

Still I think I'm a lucky girl

I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night

I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night

Got no mansion

Got no yacht

Still I'm happy with what I got

I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night

I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night

Sunshine

Gives me a lovely day

Moonlight

Gives me the Milky Way

Got no checkbooks

Got no banks

Still I'd like to express my thanks

I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night

I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night

And with the sun in the morning

And the moon in the evening

I'm all right

[Mola Ram Suda Ram]

So what Nephi is saying here is: we found all kinds of beasts in the forest for the use of man. The examples he lists are just in there for literary value?

That is what I got out of it.

[volgadon]

As I said before, I'm not good with little details like this, so let mee see if I understand this correctly:

And it came to pass that we did find upon the land of promise, as we journeyed in the wilderness, that there were beasts in the forests of every kind, both the cow and the ox, and the *** and the horse, and the goat and the wild goat, and all manner of wild animals, which were for the use of men.

So what Nephi is saying here is: we found all kinds of beasts in the forest for the use of man. The examples he lists are just in there for literary value?

Not merely for literary value, it is really how people expressed themselves back then. Speakers of Semitic languages tend to use poetic flourishes even in every day speech, and in the past this was rather more pronounced.

[Ariarates]

Not merely for literary value, it is really how people expressed themselves back then. Speakers of Semitic languages tend to use poetic flourishes even in every day speech, and in the past this was rather more pronounced.

OK, so let me rephrase:

What Nephi is saying here is: we found all kinds of beasts in the forest for the use of man. The examples he lists are just poetic flourishes?

[volgadon]

OK, so let me rephrase:

What Nephi is saying here is: we found all kinds of beasts in the forest for the use of man. The examples he lists are just poetic flourishes?

Most probably.