King James Version

Isaiah 63:18

The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

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לַמִּצְעָ֕רlamitsarto little oneמִצְעָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to little one”, the ordinary formH4705petty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time)little one (while), small.יָרְשׁ֖וּyareshvexpelיָרַשׁverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “expel”, a completed actionH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…עַםampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָqadeshekhaconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.צָרֵ֕ינוּtsareynvnarrowצַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “narrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.בּוֹסְס֖וּbosesvloathבּוּסverb, polel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “loath”, a completed actionH947to trample (literally or figuratively)loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted.מִקְדָּשֶֽׁךָmiqdashekhasanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “sanctuary”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4720a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylumchapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy holy people they have well nigh driven out, our adversaries have trodden down Thy sanctuary.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy holy people possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

Young’s Literal Translation

For a little while did Thy holy people possess, Our adversaries have trodden down Thy sanctuary.

World English Bible

Your holy people possessed it but a little while. Our adversaries have trodden down your sanctuary.

Darby Translation

Thy holy people have possessed [it] but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

Douay-Rheims

They have possessed thy holy people as nothing: our enemies have trodden down thy sanctuary.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy holy people they have well nigh driven out, our adversaries have trodden down Thy sanctuary.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

that we may inherit a small part of thy holy mountain.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἵνα μικρὸν κληρονομήσωμεν τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ ἁγίου σου.