The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 8:2

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~121 BC

1830 Edition

and he caused that Ammon should stand up before the multitude, and rehearse unto them all that had happened unto their brethren, from the time that Zeniff went up out of the land, even until the time that he, himself came up out of the land.

Influences

Acts 19:9 (KJV)
But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

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aAnd he caused that Ammon should stand up before the multitude, and rehearse unto them all that had happened unto their brethren, from the time that Zeniff went up out of the land, even until the time that he, himself came up out of the land.

Simple English

He asked Ammon to stand up in front of the crowd. Ammon told them everything that happened to their relatives from the time Zeniff left the land until Ammon came to them.

Paraphrase

Then he had Ammon stand before the large crowd and tell them everything that had happened to their relatives from the time Zeniff left until Ammon himself arrived.