The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 6:29

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therefore they did combine against the people of the Lord, and enter into a covenant to destroy them, and to deliver those which were guilty of murder from the grasp of justice, which was about to be administered according to the law.

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tTherefore they did combine against the people of the Lord, and enter into a covenant to destroy them, and to deliver those whicho were guilty of murder from the grasp of justice, which was about to be administered according to the law.

Simple English

So they joined together against the people of the Lord. They promised to destroy them. They promised to save those who were guilty of murder from being punished by the law.

Paraphrase

They conspired against God’s people and vowed to destroy them and to rescue the murderers from the justice that was about to be carried out according to law.