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RBT Translation:

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

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:
And he said to them, “If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar,
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