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RBT Hebrew Literal:

And he is ordering את-themselves, to say, `If there exists אֶת-a breath of yourselves to bury אֶת-my dying-one from-to the faces of myself, hear me, and meet to-myself in Fawn-Like,785 builder of Whiteness.786

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And he will speak to them, saying, If it is your soul to bury my dead from my face, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron, son of Zohar.
LITV Translation:
And he spoke with them, saying, If it is your desire to bury my dead from before the eyes, hear me. Ask for me of Ephron the son of Zohar,
ESV Translation:
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Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Abraham spoke to them, saying, If ye have it in your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hearken to me, and speak for me to Ephron the son of Zohar.

Footnotes

785

Strong’s #6085, Ephron. From opher (#6082) fawn, young hart. The root is aphar (#6083) which means dust or dry dirt.

786

Strong’s #6714, Tsochar. From tsachar (#6715) tawny, whiteness. צָחֹר adj. white. Judges 5:10, “white asses,” i.e. reddish with white spots (for they are not found altogether white, although the Orientals highly esteem this colour in asses, camels, and elephants). Vulg. nitens. Syr. white. (Arabic صحُورُ prop. white, but used of an ass marked with white and red spots.) - Gesenius