1 Chronicles 8:40
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And the sons of Ulam were most valiant men, and archers of great strength: and they had many sons and grandsons, even to a hundred and fifty. All these were children of Benjamin.

archers

1 Chronicles 12:2 Bending the bow, and using either hand in hurling stones with slings, and shooting arrows: of the brethren of Saul of Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 14:8 And Asa had in his army of men that bore shields and spears of Juda three hundred thousand, and of Benjamin that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand, all these were most valiant men.

many sons

Psalm 127:3-5 Behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb. . . .

Psalm 128:3-6 Thy wife as a fruitful vine, on the sides of thy house. Thy children as olive plants, round about thy table. . . .

Context
Genealogy from King Saul
39And the sons of Esec, his brother, were Ulam the firstborn, and Jehus the second, and Eliphalet the third. 40And the sons of Ulam were most valiant men, and archers of great strength: and they had many sons and grandsons, even to a hundred and fifty. All these were children of Benjamin.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 8:39
And the sons of Esec, his brother, were Ulam the firstborn, and Jehus the second, and Eliphalet the third.

1 Chronicles 9:1
And all Israel was numbered: and the sum of them was written in the book of the kings of Israel, and Juda: and they were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

Lexicon
The sons
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Ulam
א֠וּלָם (’ū·lām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 198: Ulam -- two Israelites

were
וַֽיִּהְי֣וּ (way·yih·yū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

mighty warriors,
גִּבֹּרֵי־ (gib·bō·rê-)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant

archers,
דֹּ֣רְכֵי (dō·rə·ḵê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow

and they had many
וּמַרְבִּ֤ים (ū·mar·bîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great

sons
בָּנִים֙ (bā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

and grandsons—
וּבְנֵ֣י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

150 [in all].
מֵאָ֖ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3967: A hundred

All
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

these
אֵ֖לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 428: These, those

[were] the descendants
מִבְּנֵ֥י (mib·bə·nê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Benjamin.
בִנְיָמִֽן׃ (ḇin·yā·min)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites


Additional Translations
The sons of Ulam were mighty warriors, archers, and they had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.

And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons'sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

And the sons of Aelam were mighty men, bending the bow, and multiplying sons and grandsons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers; and they had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons a hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.

The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

And the sons of Ulam are men mighty in valour, treading bow, and multiplying sons and son's sons, a hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
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