The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 21:23

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And the king having been without the gates of the city with his guard, he discovered Ammon and his brethren; and supposing them to be priests of Noah, therefore he caused that they should be taken, and bound, and cast into prison. And had they been the priests of Noah, he would have caused that they should be put to death;

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And the king having been without the gates of the city with his guard, he discovered Ammon and his brethren; and supposing them to be priests of Noah, therefore he caused that they should be taken, and bound, and cast into prison. And had they been the priests of Noah, he would have caused that they should be put to death;.

Simple English

The king was outside the city gates with his guard. He saw Ammon and his brothers. He thought they were priests of Noah. So he had them caught, tied up, and thrown in prison. If they had been priests of Noah, he would have had them killed.

Paraphrase

The king was outside the city gates with his guard when he spotted Ammon and his brothers. Thinking they were Noah’s priests, he had them seized, tied up, and thrown in prison. If they had been Noah’s priests, he would have had them executed.