Verse Comparison: Esther 4:2
American Standard Version
and he came even before the king's gate: for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
Amplified® Bible
He came {and} stood before the king's gate, for no one might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
Contemporary English Version
But he could go only as far as the palace gate, because no one wearing sackcloth was allowed inside the palace.
Darby English Version
and came even before the king's gate; for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
Good News Bible
until he came to the entrance of the palace. He did not go in because no one wearing sackcloth was allowed inside.
King James Version
And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with 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.
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 King James Version
He went as far as the front of the king’s gate, for no one might enter the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He went as far as the king's gate, for no one could enter the king's gate clothed in sackcloth.
Revised Standard Version
he went up to the entrance of the king's gate, for no one might enter 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.
