The Book of Mormon

Helaman 9:14

1830 Edition

We ran and came to the place of the judgement, and when we saw all things, even as Nephi had testified, we were astonished, insomuch that we fell to the earth; and when we were recovered from our astonishment, behold they cast us into prison.

Changes

We ran and came to the place of the judgement-seat, and when we saw all things, even as Nephi had testified, we were astonished, insomuch that we fell to the earth; and when we were recovered from our astonishment, behold they cast us into prison.

Simple English

“We ran to the judgment seat, and when we saw everything just as Nephi testified, we were so amazed that we fell to the ground. When we recovered from our astonishment, they threw us into prison.”

Paraphrase

“We ran to the judgment seat, and when we got there, everything was exactly as Nephi said it would be. We were so shocked we fell to the ground. When we came to our senses, they threw us in prison.