20:34a Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father;

Ben-Hadad said to Ahab, “The cities that my father took from your (sing) father, I will give back to you.
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Then Ben-Hadad told Ahab, “I will let you have back the cities that my father took away from your (sing) father.

20:34b you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus,

And you (sing) can make shopping streets/areas of your own in Damascus ⌊in Aram⌋,
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You (sing) may ⌊tell your people to⌋ open bazaars in ⌊my city of⌋ Damascus.

20:34c as my father did in Samaria.”

just as my father made/did in Samaria ⌊in Israel⌋.”
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This was what my father did in ⌊your (sing) city of⌋ Samaria.”

20:34b-c (reordered)

“My father had ⌊his people/merchants⌋ open/run market stalls in Samaria. So/And you (sing) can have ⌊your people/merchants⌋ open/run their shops/stalls in Damascus.”

20:34d “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied.

Then Ahab answered, “Based on that covenant/agreement, I will release you.”
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Ahab replied, “With such a treaty/covenant, I will let you (sing) go free/home.”

20:34e So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.

So Ahab made the treaty/agreement with Ben-Hadad and released him.
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So Ahab and Ben-Hadad made a treaty/covenant. Then Ahab let Ben-Hadad go ⌊free/home⌋.

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