6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

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.

6 Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.

6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece.

6 In that place there were six stone water jars that the Jews used in their washing ceremony. Each jar held about twenty or thirty gallons.

6 Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.

6 Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each.

6 Six stone water jars were there. They were used for Jewish purification rituals. Each jar held 18 to 27 gallons. 

6 Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained 20 or 30 gallons.

6 Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.

6 Now six stone water jars were set there, in accordance with the ceremonial cleansing of the Jews, each holding two or three measures.

6 Six stone water jars stood nearby. The Jews used water from that kind of jar for special washings to make themselves pure. Each jar could hold 20 to 30 gallons.

6 Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each.