Ether 3:1
~2200 BC
1830 Edition
And it came to pass that the brother of Jared, (now the number of the vessels which had been prepared, was eight,) went forth unto the mount, which they called the mount Shelem, because of its exceeding height, and did moulten out of a rock sixteen small stones; and they were white and clear, even as transparent glass; and he did carry them in his hands upon the top of the mount, and cried again unto the Lord, saying,
Influences
Revelation 21:21 (KJV)
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Changes
And it came to pass that the brother of Jared, (now the number of the vessels which had been prepared, was eight,) went forth unto the mount, which they called the mount Shelem, because of its exceeding height, and did moulten out of a rock sixteen small stones; and they were white and clear, even as transparent glass; and he did carry them in his hands upon the top of the mount, and cried again unto the Lord, saying,:
Simple English
The brother of Jared had prepared eight boats. He went up to a mountain they called Shelem because it was very high. He melted rock and made sixteen small stones. They were white and clear like glass. He carried them in his hands to the top of the mountain. He cried out to the Lord and said:
Paraphrase
The brother of Jared climbed the mountain they called Shelem—named for how high it stood. He’d prepared eight vessels for the journey, and now he carried sixteen small stones up with him. He’d melted them from rock until they were white and clear as glass. At the top of the mountain, he cried out to the Lord: