Mosiah 20:3

And now the priests of king Noah, being ashamed to return to the city of Nephi, yea, and also fearing that the people would slay them, therefore they durst not return to their wives and their children.

King Noah’s priests were ashamed to go back to the city of Nephi. They were also afraid the people would kill them. So they did not go back to their wives and children.

Meanwhile, the priests of King Noah were too ashamed to return to the city of Nephi. They feared the people would kill them, so they didn’t dare go back to their wives and children.