Helaman 8:11
1830 Edition
Therefore he was constrained to speak more unto them, saying: Behold my brethren, have ye not read that God gave power unto one man, even Moses, to smite upon the waters of the Red Sea, and they parted hither and thither, insomuch that the Israelites, which were our fathers, came through upon dry ground, and the waters closed upon the armies of the Egyptians, and swallowed them up?
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Simple English
So he felt he should speak more to them. He said: “My brothers, haven’t you read that God gave power to Moses? Moses hit the waters of the Red Sea. The waters split apart. The Israelites, our ancestors, walked through on dry ground. Then the waters closed on the Egyptian armies and covered them up.”
Paraphrase
He felt he had to keep going: “My friends, haven’t you read how God gave one man—Moses—the power to strike the waters of the Red Sea? They split apart so our ancestors, the Israelites, could walk through on dry ground. Then the waters closed over the Egyptian armies and swallowed them.”