Esther 4:2
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
935 [e]וַיָּב֕וֹא
way-yā-ḇō-w
And He wentConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
5704 [e]עַ֖ד
‘aḏ
evenPrep
6440 [e]לִפְנֵ֣י
lip̄-nê
as far as the frontPrep-l | N-cpc
8179 [e]שַֽׁעַר־
ša-‘ar-
of gateN-msc
4428 [e]הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
ham-me-leḵ;
of the kingArt | N-ms
3588 [e]כִּ֣י
forConj
369 [e]אֵ֥ין
’ên
no oneAdv
935 [e]לָב֛וֹא
lā-ḇō-w
[might] enterPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
413 [e]אֶל־
’el-
intoPrep
8179 [e]שַׁ֥עַר
ša-‘ar
gateN-msc
4428 [e]הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
ham-me-leḵ
of the kingArt | N-ms
3830 [e]בִּלְב֥וּשׁ
bil-ḇūš
clothedPrep-b | N-msc
8242 [e]שָֽׂק׃
śāq.
with sackclothN-ms





















Hebrew Texts
אסתר 4:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיָּבֹ֕וא עַ֖ד לִפְנֵ֣י שַֽׁעַר־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין לָבֹ֛וא אֶל־שַׁ֥עַר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בִּלְב֥וּשׁ שָֽׂק׃

אסתר 4:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויבוא עד לפני שער־המלך כי אין לבוא אל־שער המלך בלבוש שק׃

אסתר 4:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויבוא עד לפני שער־המלך כי אין לבוא אל־שער המלך בלבוש שק׃

אסתר 4:2 Hebrew Bible
ויבוא עד לפני שער המלך כי אין לבוא אל שער המלך בלבוש שק׃

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 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.
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