Helaman 3:9
~49–39 BC
1830 Edition
And the people which were in the land northward, did dwell in tents, and in houses of cement, and they did suffer whatsoever tree should spring up upon the face of the land, that it should grow up, that in time they might have timber to build their houses, yea, their cities, and their temples, and their synagogues, and their sanctuaries, and all manner of their buildings.
Influences
Matthew 4:23 (KJV)
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Changes
And the people whicho were in the land northward, did dwell in tents, and in houses of cement, and they did suffer whatsoever tree should spring up upon the face of the land, that it should grow up, that in time they might have timber to build their houses, yea, their cities, and their temples, and their synagogues, and their sanctuaries, and all manner of their buildings.
Simple English
The people in the north land lived in tents and in cement houses. They let any tree that grew on the land keep growing. This way they would have wood later to build their houses, cities, temples, meeting places, and all kinds of buildings.
Paraphrase
The people in the north lived in tents and cement houses. They let any tree that sprouted grow undisturbed, knowing that eventually they’d have timber to build proper cities—temples, synagogues, sanctuaries, and all kinds of buildings.