The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 4:28

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and their leader, Zemnarihah, was taken, and hanged upon a tree, yea, even upon the top thereof, until he was dead. And when they had hanged him until he was dead, they did fall the tree to the earth, and did cry with a loud voice, saying,

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aAnd their leader, Zemnarihah, was taken, and hanged upon a tree, yea, even upon the top thereof, until he was dead. And when they had hanged him until he was dead, they did faell the tree to the earth, and did cry with a loud voice, saying,:

Simple English

Their leader Zemnarihah was caught. They hung him on a tree, at the very top, until he was dead. When he was dead, they cut the tree down to the ground. They cried with a loud voice.

Paraphrase

Their leader, Zemnarihah, was captured and hanged from a tree—high up at the top—until he died. After he was dead, they cut the tree down, and the people shouted: