The Book of Mormon

Helaman 3:19

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that there was still great contentions in the land, yea, even in the forty and seventh year, and also in the forty and eighth year;

Changes

And it came to pass that there was still great contentions in the land, yea, even in the forty and seventh year, and also in the forty and eighth year;.

Simple English

There was still much fighting in the land. This was true in the forty-seventh year and in the forty-eighth year too.

Paraphrase

Conflict continued in the land through the forty-seventh year and into the forty-eighth.