Mosiah 10:7
1830 Edition
But I having sent my spies out round about the land of Shemlon, that I might discover their preparations, that I might guard against them, that they might not come upon my people and destroy them.
Changes
But I havingd sent my spies out round about the land of Shemlon, that I might discover their preparations, that I might guard against them, that they might not come upon my people and destroy them.
Simple English
But I had sent spies around the land of Shemlon. I wanted to find out what they were planning. This way I could protect my people from being killed.
Paraphrase
But I’d sent scouts around the land of Shemlon to figure out what they were planning, so I could protect my people from being caught off guard and destroyed.