Mosiah 27:12

~100 BC

1830 Edition

and so great was their astonishment, that they fell to the earth, and understood not the words which he spake unto them.

Influences

Acts 20:38 (KJV)
Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.

Changes

aAnd so great was their astonishment, that they fell to the earth, and understood not the words which he spake unto them.

Simple English

They were so surprised that they fell to the ground. They couldn’t understand what he said to them.

Paraphrase

They were so stunned that they collapsed to the ground. They couldn’t even understand what he was saying at first.