Helaman 8:10
1830 Edition
And it came to pass that those people which sought to destroy Nephi, were compelled because of their fear, that they did not lay their hands on him. Therefore he began again to speak unto them, seeing that he had gained favor in the eyes of some, insomuch that the remainder of them did fear.
Changes
And it came to pass that those people whicho sought to destroy Nephi, were compelled because of their fear, that they did not lay their hands on him.; Ttherefore he began again to speak unto them, seeing that he had gained favor in the eyes of some, insomuch that the remainder of them did fear.
Simple English
The people who wanted to hurt Nephi were too scared to touch him. So he started speaking to them again. He had won over some people. This made the rest afraid.
Paraphrase
Those who wanted to kill Nephi were held back by fear and didn’t lay a hand on him. So he started speaking again. He’d won some people over, and the rest were afraid enough to listen.