Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

He went as far as the king’s gate, for no one was to enter the king’s gate clothed in sackcloth.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

He came as far as the front of the king's gate, because no one was allowed to enter the king's gate clothed in sackcloth.

A Conservative Version

And he came even before the king's gate, for none might enter inside the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

American Standard Version

and he came even before the king's gate: for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

Amplified

He went [only] as far as the king’s gate, because no one was to enter the king’s gate dressed in sackcloth.

Bible in Basic English

And he came even before the king's doorway; for no one might come inside the king's door clothed in haircloth.

Darby Translation

and came even before the king's gate; for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will come even before the king's gate: for none to come into the king's gate in putting on sackcloth.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded 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.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and came before the king's gate: for there might no man enter within the king's gate, that had a sackcloth on.

NET Bible

But he went no further than the king's gate, for no one was permitted to enter the king's gate clothed in sackcloth.

New Heart English Bible

He came even before the king's gate, for no one is allowed inside the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

The Emphasized Bible

and went in as far as before the gate of the king, - for, none, might enter into the gate of the king, clothed with sackcloth.

Webster

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

World English Bible

He came even before the king's gate, for no one is allowed inside the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he cometh in unto the front of the gate of the king, but none is to come in unto the gate of the king with a sackcloth-garment.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

the king's
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

שׁער 
Sha`ar 
שׁער 
Sha`ar 
Usage: 374
Usage: 374


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

into the king's
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

לבשׁ לבוּשׁ 
L@buwsh 
Usage: 32

References

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Fausets

Hastings

Verse Info

Context Readings

Haman Prepares To Kill The Jews

1 When Mordecai learned all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city and wailed loudly and bitterly. 2 He went as far as the king’s gate, for no one was to enter the king’s gate clothed in sackcloth. 3 In each and every province where the command and decree of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing; and many lay on sackcloth and ashes.

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