The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 13:3

1830 Edition

the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

Influences

Isaiah 3:3 (KJV)
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

Changes

tThe captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

Simple English

He will take away their army captains, their important men, their advisors, their skilled workers, and their powerful speakers.

Paraphrase

He’ll remove their military commanders, their respected citizens, their advisors, their skilled craftsmen, and their smooth-talking politicians.