Nefi’s thoughtful discussion of priestcrafts, using the 4th rule of Hillel to deprive a principle from two verses, demonstrates the underlying Jewish thought in this passage, and is yet another illustration of the ancient, Jewish origin of the Stick of Joseph.
The kol v’khomer rule says that what applies in a less important case will certainly apply in a more important case. A kol v’khomer argument is often, but not always, signaled by a phrase like “how much more…”
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