Alma 43:6
~74 BC
1830 Edition
And now as the Amalekites were of a more wicked and a murderous disposition than the Lamanites were, in and of themselves, therefore Zerahemnah appointed Chief Captains over the Lamanites, and they were all the Amalekites and the Zoramites.
Influences
Acts 25:23 (KJV)
And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.
Changes
And now, as the Amalekites were of a more wicked and a murderous disposition than the Lamanites were, in and of themselves, therefore, Zerahemnah appointed Cchief Ccaptains over the Lamanites, and they were all the Amalekites and the Zoramites.
Simple English
The Amalekites were more evil and liked to kill more than the Lamanites did. So Zerahemnah made the Amalekites and Zoramites the captains over the Lamanites.
Paraphrase
The Amalekites were more violent and bloodthirsty than the Lamanites themselves, so Zerahemnah put Amalekites and Zoramites in charge as chief captains over the Lamanite armies.