Alma 30:32
1830 Edition
Now Alma saith unto him, Thou knowest that we do not glut ourselves upon the labors of this people; for behold, I have labored even from the commencement of the reign of the Judges, until now, with mine own hands, for my support, notwithstanding my many travels round about the land, to declare the word of God unto my people.
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Simple English
Alma said to him: You know we don’t take what the people work for. I have worked with my own hands to support myself from the time the judges started ruling until now. This is true even though I’ve traveled around the land a lot to teach God’s word to my people.
Paraphrase
Alma said to him, 'You know we don’t get rich off these people’s labor. I’ve worked with my own hands for my living from the beginning of the judges' reign until now, despite my many travels across the land declaring God’s word to my people.'
Notes
In Joseph Smith's Plagiarism of the Bible in the Book of Mormon, Jerald and Sandra Tanner list at least 17 significant parallels between the Apostle Paul in the Bible and Alma in the Book of Mormon.
Compare Alma 30:32 with 1 Corinthians 4:12. Both Alma and Paul labored with their own hands for their support.
Other parallels between Paul and Alma noted on: Alma 14:22-28, Alma 15:11, Alma 36:6, Alma 36:14, Mosiah 27:8-32,