The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 27:12

1830 Edition

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

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.