1 Nephi 17:33
~592–591 BC
1830 Edition
And now do ye suppose that the children of this land, which were in the land of promise, which were driven out by our fathers, do ye suppose that they were righteous? Behold, I say unto you, nay.
Influences
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:
Changes
And now, do ye suppose that the children of this land, whicho were in the land of promise, whicho were driven out by our fathers, do ye suppose that they were righteous? Behold, I say unto you, nNay.
Simple English
Do you think the people of this land who were in the promised land were righteous? Our fathers drove them out. I say to you, no.
Paraphrase
'Do you think those people living in the promised land, the ones our ancestors drove out—do you think they were righteous? No, they weren’t.'