Who is "Kitim" referring to?
Rashi (in Sanhedrin, 106a), Ramban. R. Bachye #1 (on Pasuk 20) Targum Onkelos and Targum Yonasan: It refers to Rome. 1
R. Bachye #2: It refers to the B?nei Yavan (the Greeks) or perhaps it refers to descendants of Yishmael.
What is the meaning of "Tzim mi'Yad Kitim"?
Rashi and Rashbam: It means large warships 1 (or bands of brigands, 2 or groups 3 - Rashi in Sanhedrin, 106a) will come from Rome.
Targum Onkelos: It means that a group will come from Rome
Targum Yonasan: 'The Tzitzin will go to war fully armed from Lombardy and from Italy, and they will join forces with Constantine'.
Sanhedrin, 107a: 'Libun from the hand of Aspir' - these are names of nations. .
Rashi and Rashbam: As in Yeshayah, 33:21.
Rashi: As in Yechezkel, 30:9,
Rashi: Like Targum Yonasan in Tehilim, 72:9 & 74:14.
What is the meaning of "ve'Inu Ashur ve'Inu Eiver"? Who is "Eiver" referring to?
Rashi #1: It means that they will afflict Ashur and those on the other other side of the River P'ras.
Rashi #2 (on Sanhedrin, 106a): It means that they 1 will kill all the nations up until Ashur and the other side of the River P'ras.
Ramban: It means that those that come from Rome will afflict Ashur and Yisrael. 2
R. Bachye: After Ashur will capture the Keini - who subjugated Yisrael - large ships will come from Rome and afflict Ashur and the Ivrim whom Ashur captured.
Targum Onkelos and Targum Yonasan: They will afflict Ashur and subjugate those on the other side of the River P'ras. 3
Sanhedrin, 107a: Until Ashur, they will kill, beyond that, they will subjugate. 4
Oznayim la'Torah: Refer to 24:23:1:11.
See Vayeishev Bereishis, 40:15 and Mikeitz, Bereishis, 43:32.
Targum Yonasan: Both forces however, are destined to ultimately fall by the hand of Mashi'ach and be destroyed forever.
See Torah Temimah, note 31.
?ve?Gam Hu adei Oveid?. Who is this referring to?


