Ether 8:12

~1800 BC

1830 Edition

And Jared said unto him, I will give her unto you, if ye will bring unto me the head of my father, the king.

Changes

And Jared said unto him,: I will give her unto you, if ye will bring unto me the head of my father, the king.

Simple English

Jared said to him: I will let you marry her if you bring me the head of my father, the king.

Paraphrase

Jared replied, 'I’ll give her to you—if you bring me the head of my father, the king.'

Notes

8:10-12

"A striking parallel is the beheading of John the Baptist in the New Testament and the attempted beheading of King Omer in the Book of Mormon. In Matthew 14:6-11 we read how the daughter of Herodias 'danced before' and 'pleased' Herod. When Herod promised to give her 'whatsoever she would ask,' she wanted 'John Baptist's head in a charger.' -Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Joseph Smith's Plagiarism of the Bible in the Book of Mormon, p. 16

Note the parallels and repeated words in Ether 8:10-12.