3 Nephi 10:1
~AD 34
1830 Edition
And now behold it came to pass that all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it. And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of many hours;
Influences
Revelation 8:1 (KJV)
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Changes
And now behold, it came to pass that all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it. And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of many hours;
Simple English
All the people in the land heard these words. They were witnesses of it. After these words, the land was silent for many hours.
Paraphrase
Everyone across the land heard that voice and knew what it meant. After the voice finished speaking, silence fell over the land for hours.