The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 18:1

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And it came to pass that they did worship the Lord, and did go forth with me; and we did work timbers of curious workmanship. And the Lord did shew me from time to time, after what manner I should work the timbers of the ship.

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And it came to pass that they did worship the Lord, and did go forth with me; and we did work timbers of curious workmanship. And the Lord did sheow me from time to time, after what manner I should work the timbers of the ship.

Simple English

They worshipped the Lord and worked with me. We worked with wood in amazing ways. The Lord showed me how to work the wood for the ship.

Paraphrase

I, Nephi, worked with my brothers to build the ship. We shaped the wood with great skill, and the Lord showed me exactly how to do it each step of the way.