The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 10:1

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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;

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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.