en_tn_condensed/jos/16/08.md

Tappuah ... Kanah

These are the names of places. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)

This was the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim

The land that Ephraim possessed is spoken of as if it were an inheritance that they received as a permanent possession. Alternate translation: "This was the land that the tribe of Ephraim received as an inheritance" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

clan by clan

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "which Joshua assigned to their clans" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)