The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 17:32

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And after they had crossed the river Jordan, he did make them mighty, unto the driving out the children of the land, yea, unto the scattering them to destruction.

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And after they had crossed the river Jordan, he did make them mighty, unto the driving out of the children of the land, yea, unto the scattering them to destruction.

Simple English

After they crossed the Jordan River, he made them mighty. They drove out the people of the land and scattered them to destruction.

Paraphrase

“After they crossed the Jordan River, he made them powerful enough to drive out the people living there—to completely destroy them.”