The Book of Mormon

Helaman 1:31

1830 Edition

And now behold the Lamanites could not retreat neither way; neither on the north, nor on the south, nor on the east, nor on the west, for they were surrounded on every hand by the Nephites:

Changes

And now, behold, the Lamanites could not retreat neither way;, neither on the north, nor on the south, nor on the east, nor on the west, for they were surrounded on every hand by the Nephites:.

Simple English

The Lamanites could not run away in any direction. They could not go north, south, east, or west. The Nephites surrounded them on every side.

Paraphrase

The Lamanites were trapped. They couldn’t retreat north, south, east, or west. The Nephites had them surrounded.