Helaman 5:36
1830 Edition
And it came to pass that he turned him about, and behold, he saw through the cloud of darkness the faces of Nephi and Lehi; and behold, they did shine exceedingly, even as the face of angels. And he beheld that they did lift their eyes to Heaven; and they were in the attitude as if talking or lifting their voices to some being which they beheld.
Influences
Acts 6:15 (KJV)
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
Changes
And it came to pass that he turned him about, and behold, he saw through the cloud of darkness the faces of Nephi and Lehi; and behold, they did shine exceedingly, even as the faces of angels. And he beheld that they did lift their eyes to Hheaven; and they were in the attitude as if talking or lifting their voices to some being whichom they beheld.
Simple English
He turned around. Through the cloud of darkness he saw the faces of Nephi and Lehi. They were shining brightly like angels’ faces. He saw that they were looking up to Heaven. They looked like they were talking or calling out to someone they could see.
Paraphrase
This man turned around and looked through the cloud of darkness. He saw Nephi and Lehi’s faces—and they were shining brilliantly, like the faces of angels. They were looking up to heaven, as if they were speaking to someone they could see.