Alma 19:8
~90 BC
1830 Edition
And he saith unto the queen, He is not dead, but he sleepeth in God, and on the morrow he shall rise again; therefore bury him not.
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.
Matthew 20:19 (KJV)
And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Changes
And he saithd unto the queen,: He is not dead, but he sleepeth in God, and on the morrow he shall rise again; therefore bury him not.
Simple English
He said to the queen: 'He is not dead. But he sleeps in God. Tomorrow he will rise again. So don’t bury him.'
Paraphrase
He told the queen: "He's not dead. He's resting in God. Tomorrow he'll wake up. Don't bury him."