Alma 2:4
~87 BC
1830 Edition
therefore, if it were possible that Amlici should gain the voice of the people, he being a wicked man, would deprive them of their rights and privileges of the Church, &c: for it was his intent to destroy the Church of God.
Influences
Acts 27:39 (KJV)
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
Changes
Simple English
If Amlici won the vote, he would take away the Church’s rights. He was a bad man who wanted to destroy God’s Church.
Paraphrase
If Amlici somehow gained the people’s vote, he would strip away their rights and freedoms—especially the Church’s. His real goal was to destroy the Church of God.