Contradiction with Ezra 2:64
The total number listed in Ezra 2:64 contradicts the sum when individual group numbers in Ezra 2, including those in Ezra 2:44, are counted individually (shifts in figures might appear considering variations in texts).
Ezra 2:64: The whole congregation together [was] forty and two thousand three hundred [and] threescore,
Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:46
The number listed for the same group in Nehemiah 7:46 is different from Ezra 2:44, showing a discrepancy in records for those returning from exile.
Nehemiah 7:46: The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
Paradox #1
Ezra 2:44 is part of a list that records the returnees from the Babylonian exile to Jerusalem. A possible inconsistency is the difference between this list and the one found in Nehemiah 7. Both chapters list people and families returning from exile, but some numbers and details differ between the two accounts.
Paradox #2
Ezra 2:44 lists a specific number for the descendants of a particular group returning from exile. A potential contradiction might arise if this number differs from another listing for the same group elsewhere in the Bible, such as in Nehemiah 7. Such discrepancies could lead to questions about which number is accurate.