World English Bible
"He came even before the king's gate, for no one is allowed inside the king's gate clothed with sackcloth."
— Esther 4:2, World English Bible
“And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.”
“and he came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter within the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth. ”
“But he went no further than the king’s gate, for no one was permitted to enter the king’s gate clothed in sackcloth.”
“And he came lamenting in this manner even to the gate of the palace: for no one clothed with sackcloth might enter the king's court.”
“And he came even before the king's doorway; for no one might come inside the king's door clothed in haircloth.”
“And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.”
Now when Mordecai found out all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and wailed loudly and a bitterly.
He came even before the king's gate, for no one is allowed inside the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
In every province, wherever 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's maidens and her eunuchs came and told her this, and the queen was exceedingly grieved. She sent clothing to Mordecai, to replace his sackcloth; but he didn't receive it.
Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, and why it was.