The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 25:3

1830 Edition

and there were not so many of the people of Nephi and of the people of Zarahemla as there was of the Lamanites; yea, they were not half so numerous.

Changes

aAnd there were not so many of the people of Nephi and of the people of Zarahemla as there wasere of the Lamanites; yea, they were not half so numerous.

Simple English

Together, the people of Nephi and Zarahemla were still less than the Lamanites. They were not even half as many.

Paraphrase

And both groups combined still didn’t match the Lamanites in number. The Lamanites had more than twice as many people.