MosiahChapter22

v1.10

And it came to pass that they could find no way to deliver themselves out of bondage, except it were to take their women and children, and their flocks, and their herds, and their tents, and depart into the wilderness; for the Lamanites being so numerous, it was impossible for the people of Limhi to contend with them, thinking to deliver themselves out of bondage by the sword.

And now O king, if thou hast not found me to be an unprofitable servant, or if thou hast hitherto listened to my words in any degree, and they have been of service to thee, even so I desire that thou wouldst listen to my words at this time, and I will be thy servant and deliver this people out of bondage.

And the king granted unto him that he might speak. And Gideon said unto him:

Behold the back pass, through the back wall, on the back side of the city. The Lamanites, or the guards of the Lamanites, by night are drunken; therefore let us send a proclamation among all this people that they gather together their flocks and herds, that they may drive them into the wilderness by night.

And I will go according to thy command and pay the last tribute of wine to the Lamanites, and they will be drunken; and we will pass through the secret pass on the left of their camp when they are drunken and asleep.

Thus we will depart with our women and our children, our flocks, and our herds into the wilderness; and we will travel around the land of Shilom.

And it came to pass that the king hearkened unto the words of Gideon.

And king Limhi caused that his people should gather their flocks together; and he sent the tribute of wine to the Lamanites; and he also sent more wine, as a present unto them; and they did drink freely of the wine which king Limhi did send unto them.

And they had taken all their gold, and silver, and their precious things, which they could carry, and also their provisions with them, into the wilderness; and they pursued their journey.

And after being many days in the wilderness they arrived in the land of Zarahemla, and joined Mosiah’s people, and became his subjects.

And it came to pass that Mosiah received them with joy; and he also received their records, and also the records which had been found by the people of Limhi.

And now it came to pass when the Lamanites had found that the people of Limhi had departed out of the land by night, that they sent an army into the wilderness to pursue them;

And after they had pursued them two days, they could no longer follow their tracks; therefore they were lost in the wilderness.

Ammon and King Limhi began discussing with the people how they could free themselves from slavery. They had everyone gather together, so they could hear the voice of the people on the matter. The only way they could find to escape their captivity was to take their women, children, flocks, herds, and tents, and go out into the wilderness. There were so many Lamanites that the people of Limhi couldn't possibly fight them and win their freedom by the sword.

Gideon came and stood before the king and said to him, "O king, you've listened to me many times before, when we were at war with our brothers, the Lamanites. And now, O king, if you haven't found me to be a useless servant, or if you've listened to me at all before and I've been any help to you, then please listen to me now, and I'll be your servant and free this people from slavery."

The king granted him permission to speak, and Gideon said to him: "There's a back pass through the back wall, on the back side of the city. The Lamanites, or at least their guards, get drunk at night. So let's send out a proclamation telling everyone to gather their flocks and herds, so they can drive them into the wilderness at night. I'll go at your command and pay the last tribute of wine to the Lamanites, and they'll get drunk. Then we'll pass through the secret pass on the left of their camp while they're drunk and asleep. That way we'll get out into the wilderness with our wives, children, flocks, and herds, and we'll travel around the land of Shilom."

The king listened to Gideon. So King Limhi had his people gather their flocks together, and he sent the tribute of wine to the Lamanites, along with more wine as a gift. They drank freely of the wine he sent them.

Then Limhi's people went out into the wilderness by night with their flocks and herds. They went around the land of Shilom in the wilderness and headed toward the land of Zarahemla, led by Ammon and his brothers. They had taken with them into the wilderness all their gold, silver, and valuables they could carry, along with their provisions, and they continued their journey. After many days in the wilderness, they arrived in the land of Zarahemla, joined Mosiah's people, and became his subjects. Mosiah welcomed them with joy. He also received their records and the records the people of Limhi had found.

After the Lamanites had found out that the people of Limhi had left the land by night, they sent an army into the wilderness to pursue them. After they had pursued them for two days, they could no longer follow their tracks, so they got lost in the wilderness.

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Ammon and King Limhi began discussing with the people how they could free themselves from slavery. They had everyone gather together, so they could hear the voice of the people on the matter.

The only way they could find to escape their captivity was to take their women, children, flocks, herds, and tents, and go out into the wilderness. There were so many Lamanites that the people of Limhi couldn't possibly fight them and win their freedom by the sword.

Gideon came and stood before the king and said to him, "O king, you've listened to me many times before, when we were at war with our brothers, the Lamanites.

And now, O king, if you haven't found me to be a useless servant, or if you've listened to me at all before and I've been any help to you, then please listen to me now, and I'll be your servant and free this people from slavery."

And the king granted unto him that he might speak. And Gideon said unto him:

The king granted him permission to speak, and Gideon said to him:

"There's a back pass through the back wall, on the back side of the city. The Lamanites, or at least their guards, get drunk at night. So let's send out a proclamation telling everyone to gather their flocks and herds, so they can drive them into the wilderness at night.

I'll go at your command and pay the last tribute of wine to the Lamanites, and they'll get drunk. Then we'll pass through the secret pass on the left of their camp while they're drunk and asleep.

Thus we will depart with our women and our children, our flocks, and our herds into the wilderness; and we will travel around the land of Shilom.

That way we'll get out into the wilderness with our wives, children, flocks, and herds, and we'll travel around the land of Shilom."

And it came to pass that the king hearkened unto the words of Gideon.

The king listened to Gideon.

So King Limhi had his people gather their flocks together, and he sent the tribute of wine to the Lamanites, along with more wine as a gift. They drank freely of the wine he sent them.

And they had taken all their gold, and silver, and their precious things, which they could carry, and also their provisions with them, into the wilderness; and they pursued their journey.

They had taken with them into the wilderness all their gold, silver, and valuables they could carry, along with their provisions, and they continued their journey.

And after being many days in the wilderness they arrived in the land of Zarahemla, and joined Mosiah’s people, and became his subjects.

After many days in the wilderness, they arrived in the land of Zarahemla, joined Mosiah's people, and became his subjects.

And it came to pass that Mosiah received them with joy; and he also received their records, and also the records which had been found by the people of Limhi.

Mosiah welcomed them with joy. He also received their records and the records the people of Limhi had found.

And now it came to pass when the Lamanites had found that the people of Limhi had departed out of the land by night, that they sent an army into the wilderness to pursue them;

After the Lamanites had found out that the people of Limhi had left the land by night, they sent an army into the wilderness to pursue them.

And after they had pursued them two days, they could no longer follow their tracks; therefore they were lost in the wilderness.

After they had pursued them for two days, they could no longer follow their tracks, so they got lost in the wilderness.

OriginalModern English

And now it came to pass that Ammon and king Limhi began to consult with the people how they should deliver themselves out of bondage; and even they did cause that all the people should gather themselves together; and this they did that they might have the voice of the people concerning the matter. And it came to pass that they could find no way to deliver themselves out of bondage, except it were to take their women and children, and their flocks, and their herds, and their tents, and depart into the wilderness; for the Lamanites being so numerous, it was impossible for the people of Limhi to contend with them, thinking to deliver themselves out of bondage by the sword.

Now it came to pass that Gideon went forth and stood before the king, and said unto him: Now O king, thou hast hitherto hearkened unto my words many times when we have been contending with our brethren, the Lamanites. And now O king, if thou hast not found me to be an unprofitable servant, or if thou hast hitherto listened to my words in any degree, and they have been of service to thee, even so I desire that thou wouldst listen to my words at this time, and I will be thy servant and deliver this people out of bondage.

And the king granted unto him that he might speak. And Gideon said unto him: Behold the back pass, through the back wall, on the back side of the city. The Lamanites, or the guards of the Lamanites, by night are drunken; therefore let us send a proclamation among all this people that they gather together their flocks and herds, that they may drive them into the wilderness by night. And I will go according to thy command and pay the last tribute of wine to the Lamanites, and they will be drunken; and we will pass through the secret pass on the left of their camp when they are drunken and asleep. Thus we will depart with our women and our children, our flocks, and our herds into the wilderness; and we will travel around the land of Shilom.

And it came to pass that the king hearkened unto the words of Gideon. And king Limhi caused that his people should gather their flocks together; and he sent the tribute of wine to the Lamanites; and he also sent more wine, as a present unto them; and they did drink freely of the wine which king Limhi did send unto them.

And it came to pass that the people of king Limhi did depart by night into the wilderness with their flocks and their herds, and they went round about the land of Shilom in the wilderness, and bent their course towards the land of Zarahemla, being led by Ammon and his brethren. And they had taken all their gold, and silver, and their precious things, which they could carry, and also their provisions with them, into the wilderness; and they pursued their journey. And after being many days in the wilderness they arrived in the land of Zarahemla, and joined Mosiah’s people, and became his subjects. And it came to pass that Mosiah received them with joy; and he also received their records, and also the records which had been found by the people of Limhi.

And now it came to pass when the Lamanites had found that the people of Limhi had departed out of the land by night, that they sent an army into the wilderness to pursue them; And after they had pursued them two days, they could no longer follow their tracks; therefore they were lost in the wilderness.