H3898A–לָחַם–la.cham

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

נִלְחֲמ֥וּ nil.cha.Mu “they fought”

And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

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

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

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

And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

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

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

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

But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon collected all his people, and encamped 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”

Wherefore I 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 to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.

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

And the men of Ephraim assembled, and went northward, and said to Jephthah, Why 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 delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: why then have ye come up to me this day, to fight against me?

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

Then Jephthah collected all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

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

Be strong, and acquit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: acquit 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 into 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”

And when they forgot the LORD their God, he sold them 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 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 encamped in Michmash, eastward from 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, he harassed them.

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 are consumed.

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

If he shall be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I shall 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 defy 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, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

נִלְחָמִ֖ים nil.cha.Mim “fighting”

And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of 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 for a 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”