H3898A–לָחַם–la.cham

And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob.

נִלְחֲמ֥וּ nil.cha.Mu “they fought”

And they said unto Jephthah: 'Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.'

וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה (נִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה) ni.la.cha.Mah “let us fight”

And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah: 'Therefore are we returned to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon, and thou shalt be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.'

וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ (נִלְחַמְתָּ֖) nil.cham.Ta “you will fight”

And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead: 'If ye bring me back home to fight with the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, I will be your head.'

לְהִלָּחֵם֙ (הִלָּחֵם֙) hi.la.Chem “fight”

And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying: 'What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come unto me to fight against my land?'

לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם (הִלָּחֵ֥ם) hi.la.Chem “wage war”

But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם (יִּלָּ֖חֶם) i.yi.La.chem “he fought”

And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

נִלְחֹ֥ם nil.Chom “ever <to wage war>”נִלְחַ֖ם nil.Cham “did he wage war”

I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me; the LORD, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.'

לְהִלָּ֣חֶם (הִלָּ֣חֶם) hi.La.chem “waging war”

So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hand.

לְהִלָּ֣חֶם (הִלָּ֣חֶם) hi.La.chem “fight”

And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed to Zaphon; and they said unto Jephthah: 'Wherefore didst thou pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.'

לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (הִלָּחֵ֣ם) hi.la.Chem “wage war”

And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand; wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?'

לְהִלָּ֥חֶם (הִלָּ֥חֶם) hi.La.chem “fight”

Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said: 'Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh.'

וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם (יִּלָּ֖חֶם) i.yi.La.chem “he fought”

Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you; quit yourselves like men, and fight.'

וְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ (נִלְחַמְתֶּֽם) nil.cham.Tem “you will fight”

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ (יִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ) i.yi.la.cha.Mu “they fought”

that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.'

וְנִלְחַ֖ם (נִלְחַ֖ם) nil.Cham “he will fight”

But they forgot the LORD their God, and He gave them over into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ (יִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ) i.yi.la.cha.Mu “they fought”

And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude; and they came up, and pitched in Michmas, eastward of Beth-aven.

לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (הִלָּחֵ֣ם) hi.la.Chem “fight”

So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines; and whithersoever he turned himself, h

וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם (יִּלָּ֣חֶם) i.yi.La.chem “he waged war”

and the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said: Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ (נִלְחַמְתָּ֣) nil.cham.Ta “you will wage war”

If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.'

לְהִלָּחֵ֤ם (הִלָּחֵ֤ם) hi.la.Chem “fight”

And the Philistine said: 'I do taunt the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.'

וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה (נִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה) ni.la.cha.Mah “let us fight”

now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, are in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.'

נִלְחָמִ֖ים nil.cha.Mim “fighting”

And David said to Saul: 'Let no man's heart fail within him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.'

וְנִלְחַ֖ם (נִלְחַ֖ם) nil.Cham “he will fight”

And Saul said to David: 'Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.'

לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (הִלָּחֵ֖ם) hi.la.Chem “fight”

And Saul said to David: 'Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles.' For Saul said: 'Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'

וְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (הִלָּחֵ֖ם) hi.la.Chem “fight”