Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'skin' occurs 84 times in the standard works.

51 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'skin' in the standard works and contain 60.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 23 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 13:2-12 (14 in 11 verses)

Lev. 13:48-58 (11 in 11 verses)

Lev. 13:30-39 (10 in 10 verses)

Lev. 13:24-28 (5 in 5 verses)

Lev. 13:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Job 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 19:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 76 41 117
NT 1 6 7
BM 7 9 16
1 Ne. 0 1 1
2 Ne. 1 0 1
Jacob 0 3 3
Enos 1 0 1
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 2 5 7
3 Ne. 2 0 2
DC 0 1 1
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 84 59 143

1 Ne. 17:11
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did make a bellows wherewith to blow the fire, of the skins of beasts; and after I had made a bellows, that I might have wherewith to blow the fire, I did smite two stones together that I might make fire.

Jacob 3:5
Behold, the Lamanites your brethren, whom ye hate because of their filthiness and the cursing which hath come upon their skins, are more righteous than you; for they have not forgotten the commandment of the Lord, which was given unto our father-- that they should have save it were one wife, and concubines they should have none, and there should not be whoredoms committed among them.

Jacob 3:8
O my brethren, I fear that unless ye shall repent of your sins that their skins will be whiter than yours, when ye shall be brought with them before the throne of God.

Jacob 3:9
Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, which is the word of God, that ye revile no more against them because of the darkness of their skins; neither shall ye revile against them because of their filthiness; but ye shall remember your own filthiness, and remember that their filthiness came because of their fathers.

Alma 3:6
And the skins of the Lamanites were dark, according to the mark which was set upon their fathers, which was a curse upon them because of their transgression and their rebellion against their brethren, who consisted of Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph, and Sam, who were just and holy men.

Alma 7:23
And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.

Alma 20:29
And when Ammon did meet them he was exceedingly sorrowful, for behold they were naked, and their skins were worn exceedingly because of being bound with strong cords. And they also had suffered hunger, thirst, and all kinds of afflictions; nevertheless they were patient in all their sufferings.

Alma 44:18
But behold, their naked skins and their bare heads were exposed to the sharp swords of the Nephites; yea, behold they were pierced and smitten, yea, and did fall exceedingly fast before the swords of the Nephites; and they began to be swept down, even as the soldier of Moroni had prophesied.

Alma 49:6
Now the leaders of the Lamanites had supposed, because of the greatness of their numbers, yea, they supposed that they should be privileged to come upon them as they had hitherto done; yea, and they had also prepared themselves with shields, and with breastplates; and they had also prepared themselves with garments of skins, yea, very thick garments to cover their nakedness.