The Book of Mormon

Ether 1:43

1830 Edition

And there will I bless thee and thy seed, and raise up unto me of thy seed, and of the seed of thy brother, and they which shall go with thee, a great nation. And there shall be none greater than the nation which I will raise up unto me of thy seed, upon all the face of the earth. And thus I will do unto thee because of this long time which ye have cried unto me.

Changes

And there will I bless thee and thy seed, and raise up unto me of thy seed, and of the seed of thy brother, and they whicho shall go with thee, a great nation. And there shall be none greater than the nation which I will raise up unto me of thy seed, upon all the face of the earth. And thus I will do unto thee because of this long time which ye have cried unto me.

Simple English

“I will bless you and your children there. I will make your children and your brother’s children into a great nation. The children of the people who come with you will be part of it too. No nation on earth will be greater than this one. I’m doing this for you because you have prayed to me for so long.”

Paraphrase

“There I’ll bless you and your children. From your family line and your brother’s—and from those traveling with you—I’ll raise up a great nation. No nation on earth will be greater than the one I’ll raise from your family. I’m doing this for you because you’ve prayed to me for so long.”