Alma 19:5
~90 BC
1830 Edition
therefore, if this is the case, I would that ye should go in and see my husband, for he has been laid upon his bed for the space of two days and two nights; and some say that he is not dead, but others say that he is dead, and that he stinketh, and that he ought to be placed in the sepulchre; but as for myself, to me he doth not stink.
Influences
Matthew 9:24 (KJV)
He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
John 11:39 (KJV)
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
Changes
Simple English
'If this is true, I want you to go see my husband. He has been lying on his bed for two days and two nights. Some people say he is not dead. Others say he is dead. They say he smells bad and should be put in the tomb. But I don’t think he smells bad.'
Paraphrase
"So if that's true, I need you to go see my husband. He's been lying on his bed for two days and nights. Some people say he's not dead. Others say he is dead—that his body is already starting to smell and we need to bury him. But I don't smell anything."