The Book of Mormon

Alma 57:8

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And now behold, I will shew unto you that we soon accomplished our desire; yea, with our strong force, or with a part of our strong force, we did surround, by night, the city Cumeni, a little before they were to receive a supply of provisons.

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And now behold, I will sheow unto you that we soon accomplished our desire; yea, with our strong force, or with a part of our strong force, we did surround, by night, the city Cumeni, a little before they were to receive a supply of provisions.

Simple English

I will show you that we soon got what we wanted. We used our strong army to surround the city of Cumeni at night. This was just before they were going to get more food.

Paraphrase

Let me show you how quickly we made it happen. With part of our force, we surrounded Cumeni under cover of darkness, just before their supply convoy was due to arrive.