This verse marks a suspension of the developing story line. And initially this parenthetical remark about Heber the Kenite seems irrelevant and disruptive to the flow of the narrative. However, the original audience would know enough about Israelite storytelling style to realize this tidbit of information would prove to be important in the unfolding plot. This Heber would somehow play a role in the approaching battle.
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11 Héber, le Kénien, s'était séparé des Kéniens, des fils de Hobab, beau-père de Moïse, et il avait dressé sa tente jusqu'au chêne de Tsaannaïm, près de Kédesch.