The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 5:6

1830 Edition

And now, these are the words which king Benjamin desired of them; and therefore he said unto them, Ye have spoken the words that I desired; and the covenant which ye have made, is a righteous covenant.

Changes

And now, these are the words which king Benjamin desired of them; and therefore he said unto them,: Ye have spoken the words that I desired; and the covenant which ye have made, is a righteous covenant.

Simple English

These were the words King Benjamin wanted to hear from them. So he said to them: “You have said exactly what I wanted you to say. The promise you have made is a good promise.”

Paraphrase

This was exactly what King Benjamin had hoped to hear. He said to them, “You’ve spoken the words I wanted to hear. The covenant you’re making is a good and righteous one.”