Strong's Lexicon But he went only וַיָּב֕וֹא (way·yā·ḇō·w) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put as עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of far as the King’s הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king Gate, שַֽׁעַר־ (ša·‘ar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8179: 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore the law prohibited אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of anyone wearing בִּלְב֥וּשׁ (bil·ḇūš) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3830: 1) clothing, garment, apparel, raiment sackcloth שָֽׂק׃ (śāq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8242: 1) mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking 1a) sack (for grain) 1b) sackcloth 1b1) worn in mourning or humiliation 1b2) same material spread out to lie on from entering לָב֛וֹא (lā·ḇō·w) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) [that] הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king gate. שַׁ֥עַר (ša·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8179: 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate. Young's 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible He only went as far as the King’s Gate, since the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering the King’s Gate. 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 Bible And came even before the king's gate: for none [might] enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. Parallel Verses New International Version But he went only as far as the king's gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it. New 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. English 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. 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 Bible And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. Holman Christian Standard 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. 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. American Standard Version and he came even before the king's gate: for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. English Revised Version and he came even before the king's gate: for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. Young's 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. Cross References Esther 4:1 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; Esther 4:3 And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. Esther 1:1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) Esther 3:15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed. Esther 3:14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day. Esther 4:4 So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not. Esther 4:5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was. 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