All the men who assembled at the city gate agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem. Every male who assembled at the city gate was circumcised.

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city,

(Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth.) Ephron the Hethite replied to Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth -- before all who entered the gate of his city --

as his property in the presence of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of Ephron's city.