The Book of Mormon

Jacob 7:25

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wherefore, the people of Nephi did fortify against them with their armies, and with all their might, trusting in the God and the rock of their salvation; wherefore, they became as yet, conquerors of their enemies.

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wWherefore, the people of Nephi did fortify against them with their armies, and with all their might, trusting in the God and the rock of their salvation; wherefore, they became as yet, conquerors of their enemies.

Simple English

So the people of Nephi protected themselves with their armies. They used all their strength. They trusted in God who was their strong help. So they still won against their enemies.

Paraphrase

So we fortified ourselves against them with our armies and all our strength, trusting in God, the rock of our salvation. Because of this, we kept defeating our enemies.