The Book of Mormon

Jacob 5:23

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sayeth unto his servant, Look hither: behold, I have planted another branch of the tree also; and thou knowest that this spot of ground was poorer than the first, But, behold the tree: I have nourished it this long time, and it hath brought forth much fruit; therefore, gather it, and lay it up, against the season, that I may preserve it unto mine own self.

Changes

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sayethid unto his servant,: Look hither:; behold, I have planted another branch of the tree also; and thou knowest that this spot of ground was poorer than the first,. But, behold the tree:. I have nourished it this long time, and it hath brought forth much fruit; therefore, gather it, and lay it up, against the season, that I may preserve it unto mine own self.

Simple English

The Lord said to his servant: “Look here. I planted another branch too. You know this spot was even worse than the first. But look at the tree. I have taken care of it for a long time. It has made much fruit. Gather it. Save it for later so I can keep it for myself.”

Paraphrase

The Lord of the vineyard continued, ‘Look over here. I planted another branch of the tree. You know this spot was even worse than the first. But look at the tree—I’ve nourished it all this time, and it’s produced abundant fruit. Go ahead and harvest it. Store it up for the season so I can preserve it.’