The Book of Mormon

Jacob 5:21

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that the servant sayeth unto his master, How comest thou hither to plant this tree, or this branch of the tree? for behold, it was the poorest spot in all the land of thy vineyard.

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And it came to pass that the servant sayethid unto his master,: How comest thou hither to plant this tree, or this branch of the tree? fFor behold, it was the poorest spot in all the land of thy vineyard.

Simple English

The servant said to his master: “Why did you plant this tree here? This was the worst spot in your whole vineyard.”

Paraphrase

The servant said to his master, ‘Why did you plant this tree here? This was the worst spot in your whole vineyard.’