The Book of Mormon

Helaman 5:34

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that the Lamanites could not flee, because of the cloud of darkness which did overshadow them; yea, and also they were immovable, because of the fear which did come upon them.

Changes

And it came to pass that the Lamanites could not flee, because of the cloud of darkness which did overshadow them; yea, and also they were immovable, because of the fear which did come upon them.

Simple English

The Lamanites could not run away because of the dark cloud that covered them. They also could not move because they were so afraid.

Paraphrase

The Lamanites couldn’t run away because of the cloud of darkness covering them. They couldn’t move at all—they were frozen with fear.