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Esther 4:2
Westminster Leningrad Codex · Berean Standard Bible
וַיָּב֕וֹא עַ֖ד לִפְנֵ֣י שַֽׁעַר־ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין לָב֛וֹא אֶל־ שַׁ֥עַר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בִּלְב֥וּשׁ שָֽׂק׃
But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.