| King James Version (KJV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. | 54 Neziah and Hatipha |
| 55 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda, | 55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of |
| 56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, | 56 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, |
| 57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami. | 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, |
| 58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. | 58 The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392 |
| 59 And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: | 59 The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel: |
| 60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. | 60 The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 652 |
| 61 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name: | 61 And from among the priests: The descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name). |
| 62 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy , but they were not found : therefore were they, as polluted , put from the priesthood. | 62 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. |
| 63 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim. | 63 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim. |
| 64 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, | 64 The whole company numbered 42,360, |
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