Alma 55:19
~64 BC
1830 Edition
But behold this was not the desire of Moroni. He did not delight in murder or bloodshed; but he delighted in the saving of his people from destruction; and for this cause he might not bring upon him injustice, he would not fall upon the Lamanites and destroy them in their drunkennes.
Influences
Hebrews 9:15 (KJV)
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
Changes
But behold, this was not the desire of Moroni.; Hhe did not delight in murder or bloodshed;, but he delighted in the saving of his people from destruction; and for this cause he might not bring upon him injustice, he would not fall upon the Lamanites and destroy them in their drunkenness.
Simple English
But Moroni did not want to do that. He did not like murder or killing. He wanted to save his people from being destroyed. For this reason, he would not do something wrong. He would not attack the Lamanites and kill them while they were drunk.
Paraphrase
But that wasn’t what Moroni wanted. He took no pleasure in murder or bloodshed. What he cared about was saving his people from destruction. To avoid bringing injustice on himself, he refused to slaughter the Lamanites in their drunkenness.