The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 20:21

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And they thirsted not; he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he cleaved the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

Influences

Isaiah 48:21 (KJV)
And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

Changes

And they thirsted not; he led them through the deserts:; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them:; he cleaved the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

Simple English

They were not thirsty. He led them through the deserts. He made water flow out of the rock for them. He split the rock and water poured out.

Paraphrase

They didn’t go thirsty when he led them through the desert. He made water flow from the rock for them. He split the rock open, and water gushed out.