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+ | [[es:Pregunta: ¿Podría Joseph haber usado una Biblia durante y simplemente dictado de ella durante traducción del Libro de Mormón?]] | ||
[[pt:Pergunta: Poderia Joseph ter usado uma Bíblia durante e simplesmente ditada a partir dele durante tradução do Livro de Mórmon?]] | [[pt:Pergunta: Poderia Joseph ter usado uma Bíblia durante e simplesmente ditada a partir dele durante tradução do Livro de Mórmon?]] |
The witnesses of the translation are unanimous that Joseph did not have a book or papers, and could not have concealed them if he did have. Since much of the translation was done via Joseph's seer stone placed into his hat to exclude the light, it is not clear how the critics believe Joseph concealed a Bible or notes in the hat, and then read them in the dark.
Emma Smith described this portion of the translation:
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