The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 21:28

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~145–122 BC

1830 Edition

And now Limhi was again filled with joy, on learning from the mouth of Ammon that king Benjamin had a gift from God, whereby he could interpret such engravings; yea, and Ammon also did rejoice.

Influences

2 Timothy 1:4 (KJV)
Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

Changes

And now Limhi was again filled with joy, on learning from the mouth of Ammon that king BenjamMosinah had a gift from God, whereby he could interpret such engravings; yea, and Ammon also did rejoice.

Simple English

Limhi was filled with joy again. Ammon told him that King Benjamin had a gift from God. This gift let him translate such writings. Ammon was also happy.

Paraphrase

Limhi was overjoyed again when Ammon told him that King Benjamin had a gift from God that let him translate such engravings. Ammon was glad too.

Notes

21:28

The 1830 edition of Mosiah 21:28 originally read, “…from the mouth of Ammon that king Benjamin had a gift….” However, according to Mosiah 6:4–5, King Benjamin had already died by that point in the narrative, creating a chronological problem. This issue appears to have been recognized early, because in the 1837 edition—and in every edition since—the passage was revised to read, “…from the mouth of Ammon that king Mosiah had a gift….”

A similar change occurs in Book of Ether 4:1. In the 1830 edition the text referred to “king Benjamin,” but in the 1849 edition it was changed to “king Mosiah.”