Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 935 [e] וַיָּב֕וֹא way-yā-ḇō-w And He went Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 5704 [e] עַ֖ד ‘aḏ even Prep 6440 [e] לִפְנֵ֣י lip̄-nê as far as the front Prep-l | N-cpc 8179 [e] שַֽׁעַר־ ša-‘ar- of gate N-msc 4428 [e] הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ ham-me-leḵ; of the king Art | N-ms 3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî for Conj 369 [e] אֵ֥ין ’ên no one Adv 935 [e] לָב֛וֹא lā-ḇō-w [might] enter Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- into Prep 8179 [e] שַׁ֥עַר ša-‘ar gate N-msc 4428 [e] הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ham-me-leḵ of the king Art | N-ms 3830 [e] בִּלְב֥וּשׁ bil-ḇūš clothed Prep-b | N-msc 8242 [e] שָֽׂק׃ śāq. with sackcloth N-ms

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. Esther 4:2 • Esther 4:2 NIV • Esther 4:2 NLT • Esther 4:2 ESV • Esther 4:2 NASB • Esther 4:2 KJV • Esther 4:2 Bible Apps • Esther 4:2 Biblia Paralela • Esther 4:2 Chinese Bible • Esther 4:2 French Bible • Esther 4:2 German Bible • Bible Hub