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Variant spelling of [[AMALEKITES|A<small>MALEKITES</small>]]

Amlikites
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/2.11?lang=eng#10 Alma 2:11]
::[[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]]: Amlikites
::1830-1981: Amlicites
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/2.12?lang=eng#11 Alma 2:12]
::[[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]]: Amlikites
::1830-1981: Amlicites
Amelekites
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/21.2?lang=eng#1 Alma 21:2]
::[[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]]-1840: Amalekites
::1841: Amelekites
::1849-1981: Amalekites
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/43.6?lang=eng#5 Alma 43:6]
::[[Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|O]]: Amelekites
::[[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]]-1981: Amalekites
Amaleckites
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/43.6?lang=eng#5 Alma 43:6]
::[[Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|O]]: Amaleckites
::[[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]]-1981: Amalekites
Amalickites
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/43.13?lang=eng#12 Alma 43:13]
::[[Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|O]]: Amalickites
::[[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]]-1981: Amalekites
Amelicites
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/24.1?lang=eng#primary Alma 24:1]
::[[Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|O]]: Amelicites
::[[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]]-1981: Amalekites
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/24.28?lang=eng#27 Alma 24:28]
::[[Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|O]]: Amelicites
::[[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]]-1981: Amalekites
Am(        )
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/24.29?lang=eng#28 Alma 24:29]
::[[Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|O]]: Am(        )
::[[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]]-1981: Amalekites
Amelic(    )
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/27.2?lang=eng#1 Alma 27:2]
::[[Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|O]]: Amelic(    )
::[[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]]-1981: Amalekites
Amelickites
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/43.20?lang=eng#19 Alma 43:20]
::[[Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|O]]: Amelickites
::[[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]]-1981: Amalekites

General Discussion: Amalekites is standard in all instances of [[Printer's Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|P]], but [[Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|O]] shows variation. The gentilic may have been spelled Amalekite because of the earlier occurrence of [[AMALEKI|A<small>MALEKI</small>]] in the Book of Mormon, or the biblical group of the same name. The variation Amelicites is identical to [[AMLICITES|A<small>MLICITES</small>]] except for the "intrusive e". [[Royal J. Skousen|Skousen]] thinks this intrusive ''e'' was influenced by other Book of Mormon names where a vowel is found between the ''m'' and ''l'', as in [[AMALEKI|A<small>MALEKI</small>]], [[AMULEK|A<small>MULEK</small>]], and [[AMULON|A<small>MULON</small>]]. The current spelling, [[AMALEKITES|A<small>MALEKITES</small>]], is actually only found once in O (as the last occurrence), in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/43.44?lang=eng#43 Alma 43:44]; other instances are not extant. Fletcher and [John A. Tvedtnes|Tvedtnes]] also argue that these two groups should be merged (Lyle Fletcher, unpubl. paper, early 1990s; [[John A. Tvedtnes|John Tvedtnes]], ''The Most Correct Book'' [ [[Salt Lake City|SLC]]: Cornerstone, 1999 ], 324-325).

General Source: ''[[Royal Skousen, Analysis of Textual Variants in the Book of Mormon. 6 Parts. Provo, Utah: FARMS, Brigham Young University, 2004-2009.|ATV]]'' 3: 1605-9.

General Summary: [[Royal J. Skousen|Skousen]] believes this gentilic should be merged with [[AMLICITES|A<small>MLICITES</small>]] in all cases, to be only [[AMLICITES|A<small>MLICITES</small>]], because of textual evidence about the apostate group and variations in [[Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.|O]].
Other occurrences discussed in ''[[Royal Skousen, Analysis of Textual Variants in the Book of Mormon. 6 Parts. Provo, Utah: FARMS, Brigham Young University, 2004-2009.|ATV]]'': [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/21.3,%204,%205,%2016?lang=eng#2 Alma 21:3, 4 (2x), 5, 16]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/22.7?lang=eng#6 22:7]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/23.14?lang=eng#13 23:14]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/24.1,%2029?lang=eng#primary 24:1b, 29]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/27.12?lang=eng#11 27:12]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/43.44?lang=eng#43 43:44] discussed on pp. 1607-9.

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