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Moses gave an inheritance to the half tribe of Manasseh
The land that Moses assigned to the half tribe of Manasseh is spoken of as if it were an inheritance that he gave to them as a permanent possession. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
half tribe of Manasseh
Only half of the tribe received this land because the other half received land on the other side of the Jordan River.
It was assigned
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Moses assigned it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)