The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 1:8

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And behold, it is wisdom that this land should be kept as yet from the knowledge of other nations: for behold, many nations would overrun the land, that there would be no place for an inheritance.

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And behold, it is wisdom that this land should be kept as yet from the knowledge of other nations:; for behold, many nations would overrun the land, that there would be no place for an inheritance.

Simple English

“It is wise to keep this land hidden from other nations right now. Many nations would take over the land. Then there would be no place for you to live.”

Paraphrase

“It’s wise that this land stays hidden from other nations. If they knew about it, they’d flood in and take everything.”