The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 27:11

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~100 BC

1830 Edition

and as I said unto you, as they were going about rebelling against God, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto them; and he descended as it were in a cloud; and he spake as it were with a voice of thunder, which caused the earth to shake upon which they stood;

Influences

John 10:26 (KJV)
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
Matthew 1:20 (KJV)
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

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aAnd as I said unto you, as they were going about rebelling against God, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto them; and he descended as it were in a cloud; and he spake as it were with a voice of thunder, which caused the earth to shake upon which they stood;

Simple English

As I said, while they were going around fighting against God, an angel of the Lord appeared to them. He came down like he was in a cloud. He spoke with a voice like thunder. It made the earth shake where they stood.

Paraphrase

while they were out rebelling against God, an angel of the Lord appeared to them. He came down in what looked like a cloud. His voice sounded like thunder, and it shook the ground beneath their feet.