The Book of Mormon

Alma 16:6

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that Alma inquired of the Lord concerning the matter. And Alma returned and said unto them, Behold the Lamanites will cross the river Sidon in the south wilderness, away up beyond the borders of the land of Manti.—And behold there shall ye meet them, on the east of the river Sidon, and there the Lord will deliver unto thee thy brethren which have been taken captive by the Lamanites.

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And it came to pass that Alma inquired of the Lord concerning the matter. And Alma returned and said unto them,: Behold, the Lamanites will cross the river Sidon in the south wilderness, away up beyond the borders of the land of Manti. And behold there shall ye meet them, on the east of the river Sidon, and there the Lord will deliver unto thee thy brethren whicho have been taken captive by the Lamanites.

Simple English

Alma asked the Lord about this. Then Alma came back and said to them: “The Lamanites will cross the river Sidon in the south wilderness. They will go far beyond the borders of the land of Manti. There you will meet them on the east side of the river Sidon. There the Lord will give back to you your brothers who have been taken prisoner by the Lamanites.”

Paraphrase

Alma asked the Lord about it. When he came back, he told them: “The Lamanites will cross the river Sidon in the south wilderness, far beyond the borders of Manti. You’ll meet them on the east side of the river Sidon. There the Lord will help you rescue your people who were taken captive.”