Helaman 16:12
~6–1 BC
1830 Edition
And there were but little alteration in the affairs of the people, save it were the people began to be more hardened in iniquity, and do more and more of that which was contrary to the commandments of God, in the eighty and ninth year of the reign of the Judges.
Influences
Colossians 2:14 (KJV)
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Changes
And there wereas but little alteration in the affairs of the people, save it were the people began to be more hardened in iniquity, and do more and more of that which was contrary to the commandments of God, in the eighty and ninth year of the reign of the Jjudges.
Simple English
Not much changed with the people. Except the people became harder in their sin. They did more and more things against God’s rules. This was in the eighty-ninth year of the judges’ rule.
Paraphrase
Not much changed in the people’s affairs, except they grew harder in their evil and did more and more things against God’s commands in the eighty-ninth year.