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John 2:6
New International Version
John 2:6
New International Version
6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing,(A) each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[a]
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- John 2:6 Or from about 75 to about 115 liters
John 2:6
King James Version
John 2:6
King James Version
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 2:6
English Standard Version
John 2:6
English Standard Version
6 Now there were six stone water jars there (A)for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty (B)gallons.[a]
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- John 2:6 Greek two or three measures (metrētas); a metrētēs was about 10 gallons or 35 liters
John 2:6
New American Standard Bible
John 2:6
New American Standard Bible
6 Now there were six stone waterpots standing there (A)for the Jewish custom of purification, containing [a]two or three measures each.
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- John 2:6 About 18 or 27 gallons each; or 68 or 102 liters
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