▁time , ▁Ne phi ▁convinced ▁his ▁brothers ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁pl ates ▁using ▁their ▁abandoned ▁wealth . ▁L aban ▁wanted ▁the ▁rich es ▁but ▁wouldn ' t ▁give ▁up ▁the ▁pl ates , ▁sending ▁his ▁servants ▁to ▁kill ▁them . ▁They ▁ran ▁for ▁their ▁lives ▁and ▁their ▁wealth ▁fell ▁into ▁L aban ' s ▁possession . ▁The ▁four ▁brothers ▁hid ▁in ▁a ▁cave . ▁Lam an ▁and ▁Lem uel ▁started ▁to ▁beat ▁their ▁younger ▁brothers ▁sever ely . ▁An ▁ang el ▁appeared ▁and ▁stopped ▁them , ▁telling ▁Lam an ▁and ▁Lem uel ▁that , ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁r igh te ous ness , ▁the ▁Lord ▁had ▁made ▁Ne phi ▁" a ▁teacher ▁and ▁a ▁r uler ▁over ▁them ." ▁Finally , ▁Ne phi ▁returned ▁to ▁try ▁one ▁last ▁time . ▁Before ▁he ▁got ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁L aban , ▁he ▁found ▁a ▁d run ken ▁man ▁passed ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁street . ▁The ▁man ▁was ▁L aban . ▁Ne phi ▁was ▁then ▁commanded ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁to ▁kill ▁L aban . ▁At ▁first , ▁Ne phi ▁strugg led ▁with ▁the ▁idea , ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁never ▁before ▁" sh ed ▁the ▁blood ▁of ▁man ." ▁The ▁Spirit ▁convinced ▁him ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁better ▁for ▁" one ▁man ▁to ▁per ish ▁than ▁for ▁an ▁entire ▁nation ▁to ▁dw ind le ▁and ▁per ish ▁in ▁un bel ief ." ▁Ne phi ▁followed ▁through ▁with ▁the ▁command ▁and ▁then ▁dressed ▁himself ▁in ▁L aban ' s ▁cl othing ▁and ▁arm or . ▁He