The Book of Mormon

Helaman 14:3

1830 Edition

And behold, this will I give unto you for a sign at the time of his coming; for behold, there shall be great lights in Heaven, insomuch that in the night before he cometh, there shall be no darkness, insomuch that it shall appear unto man as if it was day;

Changes

And behold, this will I give unto you for a sign at the time of his coming; for behold, there shall be great lights in Hheaven, insomuch that in the night before he cometh, there shall be no darkness, insomuch that it shall appear unto man as if it was day;.

Simple English

“I will give you a sign when he comes. There will be great lights in heaven. The night before he comes, there will be no darkness. It will look like day to everyone.”

Paraphrase

“Here’s the sign you’ll see when he comes: great lights will fill the sky. The night before he’s born, there’ll be no darkness at all—it’ll look like daytime.”