The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 8:12

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And I say unto thee again, Knowest thou of any one that can translate? for I am desirous that these records should be translated into our language. For, perhaps they will give us a knowledge of a remnant of the people which have been destroyed, from whence these records came; or, perhaps they will give us a knowledge of this very people which hath been destroyed; and I am desirous to know the cause of their destruction.

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And I say unto thee again,: Knowest thou of any one that can translate? fFor I am desirous that these records should be translated into our language.; Ffor, perhaps, they will give us a knowledge of a remnant of the people whicho have been destroyed, from whence these records came; or, perhaps, they will give us a knowledge of this very people whicho hathve been destroyed; and I am desirous to know the cause of their destruction.

Simple English

“Let me ask you again: Do you know anyone who can translate? I want these records translated into our language. Maybe they will teach us about some of the people who were destroyed. Maybe they will tell us about the very people who were destroyed. I want to know why they were destroyed.”

Paraphrase

“Let me ask again: Do you know anyone who can translate? I need these records translated into our language. Maybe they’ll tell us about the remnant of the people who were destroyed—where these records came from. Maybe they’ll tell us about the very people who were destroyed. I need to know what caused their destruction.”