There were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine did so prevail against them, that they were fain to disperse themselves, every man to his own place.
LXX
1 Maccabees 6:54
there were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine did so prevail against them, that they were fain to disperse themselves, every man to his own place.
Parallel Translations
There were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine did so prevail against them, that they were fain to disperse themselves, every man to his own place.
There were only a few people left in the sanctuary, because the famine prevailed against them, and they were scattered, each man to his own place.