The Book of Mormon

Alma 19:28

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~90 BC

1830 Edition

and thus the contention began to be exceeding sharp among them. And while they were thus contending, the woman servant which had caused the multitude to be gathered together, came; and when she saw the contention which was among the multitude, she was exceeding sorrowful, even unto tears.

Influences

Acts 15:39 (KJV)
And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

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aAnd thus the contention began to be exceedingly sharp among them. And while they were thus contending, the woman servant whicho had caused the multitude to be gathered together, came;, and when she saw the contention which was among the multitude, she was exceedingly sorrowful, even unto tears.

Simple English

The arguing became very loud among them. While they were arguing, the woman servant came. She had caused the crowd to come together. When she saw the arguing among the crowd, she was very sad. She even cried.

Paraphrase

The argument got increasingly heated. While they were fighting like this, the servant woman who'd gathered everyone together arrived. When she saw how fiercely people were arguing, she was heartbroken. Tears filled her eyes.