Mosiah 8:11
1830 Edition
And again: They have brought swords, the hilts thereof hath perished, and the blades thereof were cankered with rust; and there is no one in the land that is able to interpret the language or the engravings that are on the plates. Therefore, I said unto thee, Canst thou translate?
Changes
And again:, Tthey have brought swords, the hilts thereof hathve perished, and the blades thereof were cankered with rust; and there is no one in the land that is able to interpret the language or the engravings that are on the plates. Therefore, I said unto thee,: Canst thou translate?
Simple English
“They brought swords too. The handles have rotted away and the blades are rusty. No one in our land can translate the language or the writing on the plates. So I asked you: Can you translate?”
Paraphrase
“And swords—though the handles had rotted away and the blades were eaten with rust. No one in this land can translate the language or the engravings on those plates. So I’m asking you: Can you translate them?”