Mosiah 7:13
~121 BC
1830 Edition
for I am assured that if ye had known me, ye would not have suffered that I should have wore these bands. For I am Ammon, and am a descendant of Zarahemla, and have come up out of the land of Zarahemla, to inquire concerning our brethren, which Zeniff brought up out of that land.
Influences
John 14:7 (KJV)
If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
Changes
Simple English
'I know that if you had known me, you would not have let me wear these ropes. I am Ammon. I come from Zarahemla. I came from the land of Zarahemla to ask about our brothers who Zeniff brought up from that land.'
Paraphrase
'If you had known who I was, you never would have tied me up. I’m Ammon, descended from Zarahemla. I came up from Zarahemla to find out what happened to our relatives—the people Zeniff brought up from there.'