KJVAnd 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 only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.
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.
and came even before the king's gate; for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
Esther — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
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