KJV : In those days <03117> the LORD <03068> began <02490> (8689) to cut <07096> (0) Israel <03478> short <07096> (8763): and Hazael <02371> smote <05221> (8686) them in all the coasts <01366> of Israel <03478>; {to cut: Heb. to cut off the ends}NASB : In those days the LORD began to cut off \i1 portions\i0 from Israel; and Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:NASB# : In those<1992> days<3117> the LORD<3068> began<2490> to cut<7096> off<7096> <I>portions</I> from Israel<3478>; and Hazael<2371> defeated<5221> them throughout<3605> the territory<1366> of Israel<3478>: