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Esther 4:2

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2But he only went as far as the palace gate. That’s because no one who was dressed in black clothes was allowed to go through it.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He went up to the entrance of the king’s gate, for no one was allowed to enter the king’s gate clothed in sackcloth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He went only as far as the King’s Gate, since the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering the King’s Gate.

NLTNew Living Translation

He went as far as the gate of the palace, for no one was allowed to enter the palace gate while wearing clothes of mourning.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

he went up to the entrance of the gate of the king, for he could not go to the gate of the king in sackcloth.

KJV 1900King James Version

And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.