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# Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth
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Here "Now" is used here to mark a change from the story to background information about Ephron. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# Ephron
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This is the name of a man. See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:8](./08.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# the sons of Heth
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Here "sons" stands for those who descended from Heth. See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:3](./03.md). Alternate translation: "the descendants of Heth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# in the hearing of the sons of Heth
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The abstract noun "the hearing" can be stated as "hear" or "listening." Alternate translation: "so that all the sons of Heth could hear him" or "while all the sons of Heth were listening" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# all those who had come into the gate of his city
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This tells which sons of Heth were listening. Alternate translation: "all those who had gathered at the gate of his city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-distinguish]])
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# gate of his city
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The city gate was where the leaders of the city would meet to make important decisions.
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# his city
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"the city where he lived." This phrase shows that Ephron belonged to that city. It does not mean that he owned it.
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