Esther 4:2 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

He came and stood before the king's gate, for no one might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

He came and stood before the king's gate, for no one might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.

English CSB 2017 - Christian 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Nobody who was wearing sackcloth could go into the yard of the palace. So Mordecai stopped at the king's gate.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But Mordecai went only as far as the king's gate. No one was allowed to enter the gate dressed in sackcloth.

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.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

until he came to the entrance of the palace. He did not go in because no one wearing sackcloth was allowed inside.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He even went right up to the king's gate. (No one could enter it wearing sackcloth.)

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He went as far as the king’s gate because no one was allowed to enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

till he came before the royal gate, which no one clothed in sackcloth might enter.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But 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.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

He went as far as the front of the king’s gate, for no one might enter the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

English NLT

He stood outside the gate of the palace, for no one was allowed to enter while wearing clothes of mourning.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

he went up to the entrance of the king's gate, for no one might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

he went up to the entrance of the king's gate, for no one might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then he stood outside the gate of the palace, for no one was permitted to enter in mourning clothes.

English Tyndale 1537

and came before the king's gate: for there might no man enter within the king's gate, that hath(had a) sack cloth on.

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