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Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews’ way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.
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Verse 6. Two or three measures, [1] called metreta. Both the Latin and Greek text, by the derivation, may signify a measure in general, according to the Rhemish translation: but metreta was a particular measure of liquids: yet, not corresponding to our firkins, I could not think it proper with the Prot. and Menochius. N. to put two or three firkins. Witham.
2 to 3 metretes is about 20 to 30 U. S. Gallons, or 75 to 115 liters.
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