Omni 1:14

~323–130 BC

1830 Edition

And they discovered a people, which was called the people of Zarahemla. Now, there was great rejoicing among the people of Zarahemla; and also, Zarahemla did rejoice exceedingly, because that the Lord had sent the people of Mosiah with the plates of brass which contained the record of the Jews.

Changes

And they discovered a people, whicho wasere called the people of Zarahemla. Now, there was great rejoicing among the people of Zarahemla; and also, Zarahemla did rejoice exceedingly, because that the Lord had sent the people of Mosiah with the plates of brass which contained the record of the Jews.

Simple English

They found a people called the people of Zarahemla. There was great happiness among the people of Zarahemla. Zarahemla was very happy because the Lord had sent Mosiah’s people with the brass plates that contained the Jewish records.

Paraphrase

There they found a people called the people of Zarahemla. There was great celebration among the people of Zarahemla, and Zarahemla himself was overjoyed that God had sent Mosiah’s people with the brass plates—the record of the Jews.

Notes

1:13-15

"Strange as it may seem, the people of Zarahemla had also been in the New World for almost the same length of time as the Nephites but had not come in contact with them before... The had been led to the New World by Mulek, reported to be a son of Zedekiah. However, the Bible informs us that all of Zedekiah's sons were killed in front of him (Jeremiah 39:6). Since Zedekiah would have been about thirty-two at the time he was overthrown (Jer. 52:1), one wonders how he would have had a son old enough to lead a band of people to the New World?" -Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Joseph Smith's Plagiarism of the Bible in the Book of Mormon, p. 166.