The Book of Mormon

Alma 57:22

1830 Edition

And now behold, it was these, my sons, and those men which had been selected to convey the prisoners, to whom we owe this great victory; for it was they who did beat the Lamanites; therefore they were driven back to the city of Manti.

Changes

And now behold, it was these, my sons, and those men whicho had been selected to convey the prisoners, to whom we owe this great victory; for it was they who did beat the Lamanites; therefore they were driven back to the city of Manti.

Simple English

These young men and the men who took the prisoners gave us this great win. They beat the Lamanites. So the Lamanites were pushed back to the city of Manti.

Paraphrase

It was these young men—my sons—and the soldiers who’d been escorting the prisoners, who gave us this great victory. They beat back the Lamanites and drove them all the way to the city of Manti.