1 Nephi 4:4
1830 Edition
Now when I had spoken these words, they were yet wroth, and did still continue to murmur; Nevertheless they did follow me up until we came without the walls of Jerusalem.
Changes
Simple English
When I said these words, they were still angry and kept complaining. But they followed me until we got to the walls of Jerusalem.
Paraphrase
My words didn’t calm them down. They were still angry and kept complaining. But they followed me anyway, and we walked until we reached the walls of Jerusalem.
Notes
Parallel: Both Nephi and his brethren and Judith and her maid went on a secret mission for the Lord (see Judith 10:6-10). Both Laban and Holofernes were slain in the night (see Judith 13:1-2).
For other parallels, please see: 1 Nephi 1:1, 1 Nephi 1:2, 1 Nephi 1:17, 1 Nephi 4:20-24, 1 Nephi 2:4-6, 1 Nephi 3:3, 1 Nephi 3:16, 1 Nephi 3:25, 1 Nephi 3:31, 1 Nephi 4:1-2, 1 Nephi 4:4-5, 1 Nephi 4:7-9, 1 Nephi 4:18, 1 Nephi 4:19-24 & 38, 1 Nephi 4:20, 1 Nephi 4:27, 1 Nephi 5:9, 1 Nephi 13:40, 2 Nephi 5:8, Mosiah 10:13, 4 Nephi 1:31.
For a full note on the use of the Apocrypha, please see the annotation at 1 Nephi 1:1.