The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 17:53

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me, Stretch forth thine hand again unto thy brethren, and they shall not wither before thee, but I will shock them, saith the Lord; and this will I do, that they may know that I am the Lord their God.

Changes

And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me,: Stretch forth thine hand again unto thy brethren, and they shall not wither before thee, but I will shock them, saith the Lord;, and this will I do, that they may know that I am the Lord their God.

Simple English

The Lord said to me: “Stretch out your hand to your brothers again. They won’t wither before you. But I will shock them,” says the Lord. “I will do this so they will know I am the Lord their God.”

Paraphrase

Then the Lord told me, “Reach out to your brothers again. They won’t wither, but I’ll shock them so they’ll know I am the Lord their God.”