The Book of Mormon

Alma 16:1

1830 Edition

And it came to pass in the eleventh year of the reign of the Judges over the people of Nephi, on the fifth day of the second month, there having been much peace in the land of Zarahemla; there having been no wars nor contentions for a certain number of years; even until the fifth day of the second month, in the eleventh year, there was a cry of war heard throughout the land;

Changes

And it came to pass in the eleventh year of the reign of the Jjudges over the people of Nephi, on the fifth day of the second month, there having been much peace in the land of Zarahemla;, there having been no wars nor contentions for a certain number of years;, even until the fifth day of the second month, in the eleventh year, there was a cry of war heard throughout the land;.

Simple English

In the eleventh year that judges ruled the Nephites, on the fifth day of the second month, there was much peace in Zarahemla. There had been no wars or fighting for many years. But on the fifth day of the second month in the eleventh year, people heard the cry of war throughout the land.

Paraphrase

In the eleventh year of the judges’ reign over the Nephites, on the fifth day of the second month, the land of Zarahemla had been at peace. No wars, no fighting for several years. But on that fifth day of the second month, war cries echoed across the land.