The Book of Mormon

Helaman 9:20

1830 Edition

saying unto him, Thou art confederate; who is this man that hath done this murder? Now tell us, and acknowledge thy fault, saying, Behold here is money; and also we will grant unto thee thy life if thou wilt tell us and acknowledge the agreement which thou hast made with him.

Changes

sSaying unto him,: Thou art confederate; who is this man that hath done this murder? Now tell us, and acknowledge thy fault,; saying, Behold here is money; and also we will grant unto thee thy life if thou wilt tell us, and acknowledge the agreement which thou hast made with him.

Simple English

They said to him: “You are in on it. Who is this man that committed this murder? Tell us and confess your guilt. Look, here is money, and we will spare your life if you tell us and admit the agreement you made with him.”

Paraphrase

They said to him, “You’re part of this conspiracy! Who killed the Judge? Tell us now! Admit what you’ve done. Look—here’s money for you. We’ll even spare your life if you tell us about your deal with the killer.”