John 2:6
Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.
KJV
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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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἦσαν | ēsan | There were | G1510 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| ἐκεῖ | ekei | there | G1563 → |
| λίθιναι | lithinai | of stone | G3035 → |
| ὑδρίαι | hudriai | water jars | G5201 → |
| ἓξ | hex | six | G1803 → |
| κατὰ | kata | according to | G2596 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| καθαρισμὸν | katharismon | purification | G2512 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| Ἰουδαίων | Ioudaiōn | Jews | G2453 → |
| κείμεναι, | keimenai | standing, | G2749 → |
| χωροῦσαι | chōrousai | having space | G5562 → |
| ἀνὰ | ana | for | G303 → |
| μετρητὰς | metrētas | metretae | G3355 → |
| δύο | duo | two | G1417 → |
| ἢ | ē | or | G2228 → |
| τρεῖς. | treis | three. | G5140 → |
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