Alma 18:3
~90 BC
1830 Edition
And they answered the king, and said, Whether he be the Great Spirit or a man, we know not; but this much we do know, that he cannot be slain by the enemies of the king; neither can they scatter the king’s flocks when he is with us, because of his expertness and great strength; therefore, we know that he is a friend to the king. And now, O king, we do not believe that a man hath such great power, for we know that he cannot be slain.
Influences
John 9:25 (KJV)
He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
Changes
And they answered the king, and said,: Whether he be the Great Spirit or a man, we know not; but this much we do know, that he cannot be slain by the enemies of the king; neither can they scatter the king’s flocks when he is with us, because of his expertness and great strength; therefore, we know that he is a friend to the king. And now, O king, we do not believe that a man haths such great power, for we know that he cannot be slain.
Simple English
They answered the king, 'We don’t know if he is the Great Spirit or a man. But we do know that the king’s enemies cannot kill him. They also cannot scatter the king’s flocks when he is with us. This is because of his skill and great strength. So we know that he is a friend to the king. We don’t believe that a man has such great power. We know that he cannot be killed.'
Paraphrase
His servants answered: "Whether he's the Great Spirit or just a man, we don't know. But we do know this—the king's enemies can't kill him. They can't scatter the king's flocks when he's around. He's too skilled, too strong. He's clearly a friend to the king. And honestly, we don't think any ordinary man could have that kind of power. He can't be killed."