Alma 31:8
1830 Edition
Now the Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites; therefore they had the word of God preached unto them.
Changes
Now the Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites; therefore they had had the word of God preached unto them.
Simple English
The Zoramites had left the Nephites. So they had heard the word of God taught to them before.
Paraphrase
The Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites, but they had been taught God’s word before.