H3898A–לָחַם–la.cham

It was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob;

נִלְחֲמ֥וּ nil.cha.Mu “they fought”

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

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

The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Therefore are we turned again to you now, that you may go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and you shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

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

Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Yahweh deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

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

Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What have you to do with me, that you are come to me to fight against my land?

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

But Sihon didn't trust Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

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

Now are you anything 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 you, but you do me wrong to war against me: Yahweh, 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 Yahweh delivered them into his hand.

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

The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn't call us to go with you? we will burn your house on you with fire.

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

When I saw that you didn't save me, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivered them into my hand: why then are you come up to 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 struck Ephraim, because they said, You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, [ergänzt: and] in the midst of Manasseh.

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

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

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

The Philistines fought, and Israel was struck, 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 Yahweh their God; and 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”

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 encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.

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

Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he 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 wherever he turned himself, he put [ergänzt: them] to the worse.

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

and Yahweh sent you 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 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 you be our servants, and serve us.

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

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”

David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

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

Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

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

Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you as wife: only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh's battles. For Saul said, Don't let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.

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