The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 13:29

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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;

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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.”