The Book of Mormon

Alma 55:31

1830 Edition

But behold, the Nephites were not slow to remember the Lord their God, in this their times of affliction. They could not be taken in their snares; yea, they would not partake of their wine; yea, they would not take of wine, save they had firstly given to some of the Lamanite prisoners.

Changes

But behold, the Nephites were not slow to remember the Lord their God, in this their times of affliction. They could not be taken in their snares; yea, they would not partake of their wine; yea, they would not take of wine, save they had firstly given to some of the Lamanite prisoners.

Simple English

But the Nephites did not forget the Lord their God during these hard times. They could not be trapped. They would not drink their wine. They would not drink any wine unless they had first given it to some of the Lamanite prisoners.

Paraphrase

But the Nephites never forgot the Lord their God, even in their troubles. They couldn’t be caught in those traps. They refused to drink any wine unless they’d first given some to Lamanite prisoners.