17:8a

The region of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh: The phrase The region of Tappuah refers to the land near the town of Tappuah.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

The land around the town of Tappuah belonged to the clan of Manasseh
-or-
The land near Tappuah belonged to the descendants of Manasseh

17:8b

but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belonged to Ephraim: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

but the town of Tappuah itself did not belong to Manasseh. It was on the border of Manasseh and belonged to the clan of Ephraim
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the town of Tappuah was on the border between the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim, and it belonged to Ephraim

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