The Book of Mormon

Alma 47:23

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And it came to pass that the king put forth his hand to raise them, as was the custom with the Lamanites, and a token of peace, which custom they had taken from the Nephites.

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And it came to pass that the king put forth his hand to raise them, as was the custom with the Lamanites, ands a token of peace, which custom they had taken from the Nephites.

Simple English

The king reached out his hand to lift them up. This was the custom with the Lamanites. It was a sign of peace. They learned this custom from the Nephites.

Paraphrase

The king reached out his hand to raise them up—a Lamanite custom adopted from the Nephites as a sign of peace.