And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Ephron dwelt - literally, was 'sitting' among the children of Heth in the gate of the city, where social intercourse was enjoyed, and all business was transacted. But though a chief man among them, he was probably unknown to Abraham.