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.
WEB
1 Maccabees 6:54
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.
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 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.
So that in the Sanctuarie were fewe men left: for the famine came so vpon them, that they were scattered euerie man to his owne place.