The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 19:5

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that he fought with the king; and when the king saw that he was about to overpower him, he fled and ran and got upon the tower, which was near the temple.

Changes

And it came to pass that he fought with the king; and when the king saw that he was about to overpower him, he fled and ran and got upon the tower, which was near the temple.

Simple English

He fought with the king. The king saw that Gideon was winning. So he ran away and climbed up a tower near the temple.

Paraphrase

They fought. When the king realized Gideon was about to overpower him, he ran for his life and climbed the tower near the temple.