1 Nephi 8:19
~600–592 BC
1830 Edition
And I beheld a rod of iron; and it extended along the bank of the river, and led to the tree by which I stood.
Influences
Revelation 12:5 (KJV)
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
Changes
And I beheld a rod of iron;, and it extended along the bank of the river, and led to the tree by which I stood.
Simple English
I saw an iron rod. It went along the bank of the river and led to the tree where I stood.
Paraphrase
'Then I noticed an iron rod running along the riverbank all the way to the tree.'