The Book of Mormon

Alma 56:12

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And the Lamanites had also retained many prisoners, all of whom are Chief Captains; for none other have they spared alive. And we suppose that they are now at this time in the land of Nephi; it is so if they are not slain.

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And the Lamanites had also retained many prisoners, all of whom are Cchief Ccaptains;, for none other have they spared alive. And we suppose that they are now at this time in the land of Nephi; it is so if they are not slain.

Simple English

The Lamanites also took many prisoners. All of them are Chief Captains. They didn’t let anyone else live. We think they are in the land of Nephi right now, if they haven’t been killed.

Paraphrase

“The Lamanites have also captured many prisoners—all of them chief captains. They haven’t spared anyone else. We think they’re being held in Lamanite territory, if they haven’t been killed.”