The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 4:25

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and this did they do in the night-time, and got on their march beyond the robbers, so that on the morrow, when the robbers began their march, they were met by the armies of the Nephites, both in their front and in their rear.

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aAnd this did they do in the night-time, and got on their march beyond the robbers, so that on the morrow, when the robbers began their march, they were met by the armies of the Nephites, both in their front and in their rear.

Simple English

They did this at night. They got ahead of the robbers. So the next morning, when the robbers started marching, Nephite armies met them in front and behind.

Paraphrase

They did this under cover of darkness, moving ahead of the robbers. So when the robbers began their march the next morning, they ran straight into Nephite armies—both in front and behind.