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1 Nephi 9

1 Nephi 9:6 And Thus It Is, Amen:

Hugh Nibley explains that Egyptian literary writings regularly close with the formula iw-f-pw “thus it is,” “and so it is.” Nephi ends the main sections of his book with the phrase, “And thus it is, Amen” (1 Nephi 9:6; 14:30; 22:31). 1

  1. Hugh Nibley, Lehi in the Desert, F.A.R.M.S., p. 17