Posted by:
RPackham
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Date: March 19, 2015 11:06PM
In King James English, ye is the subject form of the plural 2nd person, and you is the object form. Therefore, if speaking to more than one person, "...we do not desire to slay YOU" is correct.
However, if speaking to one person only, it should be: "Thou knowest that thou art in our hands, yet we do not desire to slay thee."
See more examples of incorrect King James English in the Book of Mormon, see "Mormon Linguistic Problems: King Jame English" at
http://packham.n4m.org/linguist.htm#KINGJAMES