The Book of Mormon

Alma 21:1

1830 Edition

Now when Ammon and his brethren separated themselves in the borders of the land of the Lamanites, behold, Aaron took his journey towards the land which was called by the Lamanites, Jerusalem; calling it after the land of their fathers’ nativity; and it was away joining the borders of Mormon.

Changes

Now when Ammon and his brethren separated themselves in the borders of the land of the Lamanites, behold, Aaron took his journey towards the land which was called by the Lamanites, Jerusalem;, calling it after the land of their fathers’ nativity; and it was away joining the borders of Mormon.

Simple English

When Ammon and his brothers split up near the land of the Lamanites, Aaron traveled to a land called Jerusalem. The Lamanites named it after the land where their fathers were born. It was next to the land of Mormon.

Paraphrase

When Ammon and his brothers split up in Lamanite territory, Aaron headed toward a city the Lamanites had named Jerusalem—after their ancestors’ homeland. It sat near the border of the land of Mormon.