The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 8:36

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that after my father had spoken all the words of his dream or vision, which were many, he said unto us, because of these things which he saw in a vison, he exceedingly feared for Laman and Lemuel; yea, he feared lest they should be cast off from the presence of the Lord;

Changes

And it came to pass that after my father had spoken all the words of his dream or vision, which were many, he said unto us, because of these things which he saw in a vision, he exceedingly feared for Laman and Lemuel; yea, he feared lest they should be cast off from the presence of the Lord;.

Simple English

After my father had spoken all the words of his dream or vision, which were many, he said to us: Because of these things he saw in a vision, he was very worried about Laman and Lemuel. He feared they would be sent away from the Lord’s presence.

Paraphrase

After telling us his whole vision—and there was much more—my father said he was terrified for Laman and Lemuel. He feared they’d be cut off from the Lord’s presence.