The Book of Mormon

Alma 2:17

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~87 BC

1830 Edition

and they began to slay the Amlicites upon the hill east of Sidom. And the Amlicites did contend with the Nephites with great strength, insomuch that many of the Nephites did fall before the Amlicites;

Influences

Mark 9:26 (KJV)
And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

Changes

aAnd they began to slay the Amlicites upon the hill east of Sidomn. And the Amlicites did contend with the Nephites with great strength, insomuch that many of the Nephites did fall before the Amlicites;.

Simple English

They started killing the Amlicites on the hill east of Sidon. The Amlicites fought hard. Many Nephites were killed.

Paraphrase

They clashed with the Amlicites on the hill east of Sidon. The Amlicites fought with brutal strength, and many Nephites fell.