Alma 44:11
~74 BC
1830 Edition
Now I cannot retain the words which I have spoken; therefore, as the Lord liveth, ye shall not depart, except ye depart with an oath, that ye will not return again against us to war. Now as ye are in our hands, we will spill your blood upon the ground, or ye shall submit to the conditions to which I have proposed.
Influences
Acts 23:21 (KJV)
But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
Changes
Now I cannot retcainll the words which I have spoken;, therefore, as the Lord liveth, ye shall not depart, except ye depart with an oath, that ye will not return again against us to war. Now as ye are in our hands, we will spill your blood upon the ground, or ye shall submit to the conditions to which I have proposed.
Simple English
I can’t take back what I said. So as the Lord lives, you won’t leave unless you promise that you won’t come back to fight us again. You are in our control. We will kill you, or you will agree to what I said.
Paraphrase
'But I can’t take back what I’ve said. As the Lord lives, you’re not leaving unless you swear an oath that you’ll never come back to fight us. You’re in our hands—either we spill your blood on the ground, or you agree to my terms.'