Helaman 5:27
1830 Edition
And behold, when they had said these words, the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison did shake, as if they were about to tumble to the earth; but behold, they did not fall. And behold, they that were in the prison, were Lamanites, and Nephites which were dissenters.
Influences
Acts 16:26 (KJV)
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
Changes
And behold, when they had said these words, the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison did shake, as if they were about to tumble to the earth; but behold, they did not fall. And behold, they that were in the prison, were Lamanites, and Nephites whicho were dissenters.
Simple English
When they said these words, the earth shook very much. The prison walls shook as if they would fall down. But they did not fall. The people in the prison were Lamanites and Nephites who had left the church.
Paraphrase
As soon as they said this, the ground shook violently and the prison walls trembled as if they were about to collapse. But they didn’t fall. Everyone in the prison—Lamanites and Nephite deserters alike—felt it.