The Book of Mormon

Alma 56:52

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that the Lamanites took courage, and began to pursue them; and thus were the Lamanites pursuing them with great vigor, when Helaman came upon their rear with his two thousand, and began to slay them exceedingly, insomuch that the whole army of the Lamanites halted, and turned upon Helaman.

Changes

And it came to pass that the Lamanites took courage, and began to pursue them; and thus were the Lamanites pursuing them with great vigor, when Helaman came upon their rear with his two thousand, and began to slay them exceedingly, insomuch that the whole army of the Lamanites halted, and turned upon Helaman.

Simple English

The Lamanites got brave and started chasing them. The Lamanites were chasing them hard when I came up behind them with my 2,000. We started to kill them. The whole army of the Lamanites stopped. They turned to fight me.

Paraphrase

“The Lamanites gained confidence and pressed their attack hard. But then I arrived with my two thousand and hit them from behind, cutting them down so effectively that their entire army stopped and wheeled around to face us.”