1 Nephi 16:18
~600–592 BC
1830 Edition
And it came to pass that as I, Nephi, went forth to slay food, behold, I did break my bow, which was made of fine steel; and after that I did break my bow, behold, my brethren were angry with me, because of the loss of my bow, for we did obtain no food.
Influences
Acts 22:6 (KJV)
And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
Changes
And it came to pass that as I, Nephi, went forth to slay food, behold, I did break my bow, which was made of fine steel; and after that I did break my bow, behold, my brethren were angry with me, because of the loss of my bow, for we did obtain no food.
Simple English
I went out to hunt food. Then I broke my bow, which was made of fine steel. My brothers were angry with me because I broke my bow. We could not get any food.
Paraphrase
When I went out to hunt, my bow broke—it was made of fine steel. My brothers were furious with me for breaking it, because now we couldn’t get any food.