# the cities that were chosen

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the cities that Joshua had chosen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# within the inheritance of the tribe of Manasseh

The land that the tribe of Manasseh possessed is spoken of as if it were an inheritance that they received as a permanent possession. Alternate translation: "within the land that the tribe of Manasseh had received as an inheritance" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])