Helaman 8:4
~23 BC
1830 Edition
And those Judges were angry with him because he spake plain unto them concerning their secret works of darkness; nevertheless they durst not lay their own hands upon him; for they feared the people, lest they should cry out against them;
Influences
Acts 5:26 (KJV)
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
Changes
And those Jjudges were angry with him because he spake plainly unto them concerning their secret works of darkness; nevertheless, they durst not lay their own hands upon him;, for they feared the people, lest they should cry out against them;.
Simple English
The judges were angry because Nephi told them about their secret evil plans. But they didn’t dare touch him. They were scared the people would get mad at them.
Paraphrase
The judges were angry because he’d exposed their dark secrets. But they were afraid to touch him themselves—they feared the people would turn against them.