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John 2:6The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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ἦσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ λίθιναι ὑδρίαι ἓξ κατὰ τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων κείμεναι, χωροῦσαι ἀνὰ μετρητὰς δύο ἢ τρεῖς.
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John 2:6The Bible in Living English
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6 And there were six stone water-jars there, holding twenty or thirty gallons each, set out in accordance with the Jews’ rites of cleansing.
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John 2:6American Standard Version
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6 Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.
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John 2:6The Emphasized Bible
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6 Now there were there six stone water-vessels, placed according to the purification of the Jews; holding each two or three measures.
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John 2:6King James Version
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6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
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John Study Notes—Chapter 2New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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liquid measures: Many scholars equate the measure mentioned here (Greek, me·tre·tesʹ) with the Hebrew bath measure. Based on jar fragments bearing the designation “bath” in ancient Hebrew characters, some scholars understand the capacity of the bath measure to be about 22 L (5.81 gal). (1Ki 7:26; Ezr 7:22; Eze 45:14) If so, each of the water jars could hold between 44 and 66 L (11.6 and 17.4 gal), and the six jars combined would contain about 260 to 390 L (68.6 to 103 gal). Other scholars, though, believe that a larger Greek unit of measure (up to 40 L [10.5 gal]) may be referred to here.—See App. B14.
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