The Book of Mormon

Helaman 6:20

1830 Edition

And now it came to pass that when the Lamanites found that there were robbers among them, they were exceeding sorrowful; and they did use every means whatsoever was in their power, to destroy them off the face of the earth.

Changes

And now it came to pass that when the Lamanites found that there were robbers among them, they were exceedingly sorrowful; and they did use every means whatsoever was in their power, to destroy them off the face of the earth.

Simple English

When the Lamanites found out there were robbers among them, they were very sad. They did everything they could to destroy them from the earth.

Paraphrase

When the Lamanites discovered these robbers among them, they were heartbroken. They used every possible means to wipe them out completely.