The Book of Mormon

Alma 27:9

1830 Edition

But Ammon saith unto him, It is against the law of our brethren, which was established by my father, that there should be any slaves among them; therefore let us go down and rely upon the mercies of our brethren.

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But Ammon saithd unto him,: It is against the law of our brethren, which was established by my father, that there should be any slaves among them; therefore let us go down and rely upon the mercies of our brethren.

Simple English

But Ammon said to him, “It is against the law of our relatives. My father made a law that says there should not be any servants like that among them. So let us go down and trust in the kindness of our relatives.”

Paraphrase

But Ammon told him, “Slavery is against our people’s law—the law my father established. There are no slaves among the Nephites. Let’s just go and trust in our brothers’ mercy.”