The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 20:14

1830 Edition

But Limhi saith unto them, Ye shall not slay him, but bring him hither, that I may see him. And they brought him. And Limhi saith unto him, What cause have ye to come up to war against my people? Behold, my people have not broken the oath that I made unto you; therefore, why should ye break the oath which ye made unto my people?

Changes

But Limhi saithd unto them,: Ye shall not slay him, but bring him hither, that I may see him. And they brought him. And Limhi saithd unto him,: What cause have ye to come up to war against my people? Behold, my people have not broken the oath that I made unto you; therefore, why should ye break the oath which ye made unto my people?

Simple English

But Limhi said to them: “Don’t kill him. Bring him here so I can see him.” They brought him. Limhi said to him: “Why did you come to fight my people? My people have not broken the promise I made to you. So why did you break the promise you made to my people?”

Paraphrase

But Limhi said, “Don’t kill him. Bring him here so I can talk to him.” When they brought him forward, Limhi demanded, “Why did you attack us? My people haven’t broken the treaty I made with you. So why did you break the treaty you made with us?”