King James Version

Psalms 74:7

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

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שִׁלְח֣וּshilchvsendשָׁלַחverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “send”, a completed actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…בָ֭אֵשׁvaeshin fireאֵשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָmiqdashekhasanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁnoun, 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.לָ֝אָ֗רֶץlaaretsto earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.חִלְּל֥וּchillvbeginחָלַלverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “begin”, a completed actionH2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…מִֽשְׁכַּןmishkantabernacleמִשְׁכָּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tabernacle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.שְׁמֶֽךָshemekhafameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They have set Thy sanctuary on fire; they have profaned the dwelling-place of Thy name even to the ground.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name by casting it to the ground.

Young’s Literal Translation

They have sent into fire Thy sanctuary, to the earth they polluted the tabernacle of Thy name,

World English Bible

They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name.

Darby Translation

They have set on fire thy sanctuary, they have profaned the habitation of thy name to the ground.

Douay-Rheims

For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert hills:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They have set Thy sanctuary on fire; they have profaned the dwelling-place of Thy name even to the ground.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They have burnt thy sanctuary with fire to the ground; they have profaned the habitation of thy name.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐνεπύρισαν ἐν πυρὶ τὸ ἁγιαστήριόν σου εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἐβεβήλωσαν τὸ σκήνωμα τοῦ ὀνόματός σου.