The Book of Mormon

Alma 46:24

1830 Edition

yea, let us preserve our liberty, as a remnant of Joseph; yea, let us remember the words of Jacob, before his death; for behold, he saw that a part of the remnant of the coat of Joseph was preserved, and had not decayed. And he saith, Even as this remnant of garment of my sons hath been preserved, so shall a remnant of the seed of my son be preserved by the hand of God, and be taken unto himself, while the remainder of the seed of Joseph shall perish, even as the remnant of his garment.

Changes

yYea, let us preserve our liberty, as a remnant of Joseph; yea, let us remember the words of Jacob, before his death;, for behold, he saw that a part of the remnant of the coat of Joseph was preserved, and had not decayed. And he saith, d—Even as this remnant of garment of my sons hath been preserved, so shall a remnant of the seed of my son be preserved by the hand of God, and be taken unto himself, while the remainder of the seed of Joseph shall perish, even as the remnant of his garment.

Simple English

\”Let us keep our freedom as part of Joseph’s family. Let us remember the words of Jacob before he died. He saw that a part of the torn coat of Joseph was kept safe and had not fallen apart. He said: Just as this piece of my son’s coat has been kept safe, so will a part of the family of my son be kept safe by the hand of God and be taken to himself. But the rest of Joseph’s family will die, just like the rest of his coat.\”

Paraphrase

Let’s protect our freedom as descendants of Joseph. Let’s remember what Jacob said before he died. He saw that part of Joseph’s torn coat had been preserved and hadn’t rotted away. And he said, ‘Just as this piece of my son’s coat has been preserved, so will some of Joseph’s descendants be preserved by God and brought to him, while the rest of Joseph’s line will be lost, just like the rest of his coat.’