Mosiah 13:29
~150 BC
1830 Edition
And now I say unto you, that it was expedient that there should be a law given to the children of Israel, yea, even a very strict law: for they were a stiffnecked people, quick to do iniquity, and slow to remember the Lord their God;
Influences
Acts 5:38 (KJV)
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
John 18:14 (KJV)
Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
Changes
And now I say unto you, that it was expedient that there should be a law given to the children of Israel, yea, even a very strict law:; for they were a stiffnecked people, quick to do iniquity, and slow to remember the Lord their God;
Simple English
'I tell you it was necessary to give the children of Israel a law. It was a very strict law. They were stubborn people. They were quick to do bad things and slow to remember the Lord their God.'
Paraphrase
'It was necessary for a law to be given to the children of Israel—a very strict law. Because they were stubborn people, quick to do wrong and slow to remember the Lord their God.'