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to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth

"to the sons of Heth who owned the land"

sons of Heth

See how you translated this in Genesis 23:3.

He spoke to them

"He spoke with them"

Ephron…Zohar

These are names of men. (rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names

the cave of Machpelah

"the cave in Machpela." Machpela was the name of an area or region. Ephron owned a field in Machpela and the cave that was in the field.

which he owns

This tells something about the cave. Ephron owned the cave.

which is at the end of his field

This also tells something about the cave. The cave was at the end of Ephron's field.

the cave of Machpelah, which he owns, which is at the end of his field

Alternate translation: "his cave that is at the end of his field in Machpelah."

publicly

"in front of you all" (UDB) or "in your presence"

property

"piece of land that I may own and use"