The Book of Mormon

Helaman 5:22

1830 Edition

And after they had been cast into prison many days without food, behold, they went forth into the prison to take them, that they might slay them.

Changes

And after they had been cast into prison many days without food, behold, they went forth into the prison to take them, that they might slay them.

Simple English

After they had been in prison many days without food, people came to the prison to kill them.

Paraphrase

After they’d been locked up for many days without food, their captors came to the prison to kill them.