The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 9:18

1830 Edition

And God did hear our cries, and did answer our prayers; and we did go forth in his might. Yea, we did go forth against the Lamanites; and in one day and a night, we did slay three thousand and forty-three; we did slay them, even until we had driven them out of our land.

Changes

And God did hear our cries, and did answer our prayers; and we did go forth in his might.; Yyea, we did go forth against the Lamanites;, and in one day and a night, we did slay three thousand and forty-three; we did slay them, even until we had driven them out of our land.

Simple English

God heard us praying and answered our prayers. We went out to fight with His power. We fought against the Lamanites. In one day and one night, we killed 3,043 of them. We kept fighting until we pushed them out of our land.

Paraphrase

God heard our cries and answered our prayers. We went forward in his power. In one day and one night we killed 3,043 Lamanites and drove them out of our land.