The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 19:17

1830 Edition

And now Limhi was desirous that his father should not be destroyed; nevertheless, Limhi was not ignorant of the iniquities of his father, he himself, being a just man.

Changes

And now Limhi was desirous that his father should not be destroyed; nevertheless, Limhi was not ignorant of the iniquities of his father, he himself, being a just man.

Simple English

Limhi did not want his father to die. But Limhi knew his father had done bad things. Limhi himself was a good man.

Paraphrase

Limhi didn’t want to see his father killed. But he wasn’t blind to his father’s sins. Limhi himself was a good man.