Kommentar zu Könige II 10:32
בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם הֵחֵ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה לְקַצּ֖וֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּכֵּ֥ם חֲזָאֵ֖ל בְּכָל־גְּב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
In jenen Tagen begann der Herr, Israel zu verkürzen; und Hazael schlug sie an allen Grenzen Israels:
Rashi on II Kings
To show His disgust. As in, “קַצְתִּי בְּחַיָּי [=I am disgusted with my life].”13Bereishis 27:46.14Alternatively, “began to cut [=לְקַצוֹת] into Yisroel” as in Devorim 25:12, “you shall cut off [=וְקַצוֹתָ].”—Metzudas Tzion Or, “began to strike at those living at the border [=קָצֶה],” i.e., those living in the eastern part of Eiver Hayardein.
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