Now `Efron was sitting in the middle of the children of Chet. `Efron the Chittite answered Avraham in the hearing of the children of Chet, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Chamor, and to Shekhem his son; and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.
and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Barukh the son of Neriyah 1, the son of Mechaseyah, in the presence of Chanam'el my uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses who subscribed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard.
Now Bo`az went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and behold, the near kinsman of whom Bo`az spoke came by; to whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. He turned aside, and sat down.