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take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands

Parents commonly arranged their children's marriages.

Seek the peace of the city

The peace of the city is a metonym for the people living in peace. AT: "Do everything you can so the people of the city live in peace" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

the city ... its behalf ... it is at peace

These words refer to the city of Babylon.

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