KJV:
All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
NASB:
All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 able men.
KJV:
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
NASB:
All the Levites in the holy city were 284.
KJV:
And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
NASB:
The rest of Israel, of the priests and of the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, each on his own inheritance.
KJV:
And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.
NASB:
Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king's representative in all matters concerning the people.
KJV:
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
NASB:
Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites from all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem so that they might celebrate the dedication with gladness, with hymns of thanksgiving and with songs to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps and lyres.
KJV:
And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
NASB:
So all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah gave the portions due the singers and the gatekeepers as each day required, and set apart the consecrated portion for the Levites, and the Levites set apart the consecrated portion for the sons of Aaron.
KJV:
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
NASB:
So when they heard the law, they excluded all foreigners from Israel.
KJV:
But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
NASB:
But during all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had gone to the king. After some time, however, I asked leave from the king,