The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 4:1

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And now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of speaking the words which had been delivered unto him by the Angel of the Lord, that he cast his eyes round about on the multitude, and behold, they had fell to the earth, for the fear of the Lord had come upon them;

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And now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of speaking the words which had been delivered unto him by the Aangel of the Lord, that he cast his eyes round about on the multitude, and behold, they had feallen to the earth, for the fear of the Lord had come upon them;.

Simple English

King Benjamin finished speaking the words the angel told him. He looked around at all the people. They had fallen to the ground because they were scared of the Lord.

Paraphrase

When King Benjamin finished delivering the words the angel had given him, he looked out over the crowd. They had all collapsed to the ground, overcome by the presence of the Lord.