The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 12:1

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~600–592 BC

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that the angel said unto me, Look, and behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren! And I looked and beheld the land of promise; and I beheld multitudes of people, yea, even as it were in number, as many as the sand of the sea.

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Hebrews 11:9 (KJV)
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

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And it came to pass that the angel said unto me,: Look, and behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren!. And I looked and beheld the land of promise; and I beheld multitudes of people, yea, even as it were in number, as many as the sand of the sea.

Simple English

Then the angel said to me: 'Look at your descendants and also your brothers’ descendants!' I looked and saw the promised land. I saw crowds of people, as many as the sand of the sea.

Paraphrase

The angel said to me: 'Look! See your children and your brothers' children!' I looked and saw the promised land filled with people—crowds as vast as sand on the seashore.