The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 19:7

1830 Edition

And now the king cried out in the anguish of his soul, saying, Gideon, spare me, for the Lamanites are upon us, and they will destroy them; yea, they will destroy my people.

Changes

And now the king cried out in the anguish of his soul, saying,: Gideon, spare me, for the Lamanites are upon us, and they will destroy themus; yea, they will destroy my people.

Simple English

The king cried out: “Gideon, don’t kill me! The Lamanites are coming. They will destroy us. They will destroy my people.”

Paraphrase

The king cried out in desperation: “Gideon, spare me! The Lamanites are coming! They’ll wipe us all out—they’ll destroy my people!”