The Book of Mormon

Alma 37:23

1830 Edition

And the Lord said, I will prepare unto my servant Gazelem, a stone, which shall shine forth in darkness unto light, that I may discover unto my people which serve me, that I may discover unto them the works of their brethren; yea, their secret works, their works of darkness, and their wickedness and abominations.

Changes

And the Lord said,: I will prepare unto my servant Gazelem, a stone, which shall shine forth in darkness unto light, that I may discover unto my people whicho serve me, that I may discover unto them the works of their brethren;, yea, their secret works, their works of darkness, and their wickedness and abominations.

Simple English

The Lord said: I will prepare for my servant Gazelem a stone. It will shine in darkness to give light. I will show my people who serve me the works of their brothers. I will show them their secret works, their works of darkness, and their bad things.

Paraphrase

The Lord said: “I’ll prepare for my servant Gazelem a stone that will shine light in the darkness, so I can reveal to my people who serve me the works of their brothers—their secret works, their works of darkness, their wickedness and evil practices.”