Mormon 2:21

And it came to pass that we did fortify the city of Shem, and we did gather in our people as much as it were possible, that perhaps we might save them from destruction.

We made the city of Shem strong. We gathered as many of our people as we could. We hoped we could save them from being destroyed.

We fortified the city of Shem and gathered as many of our people as we could, hoping we might save them from destruction.