Gave it for an inheritance: that is, “gave it to them to possess” (see 4.21).

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites: see 3.12-17. It is better to have “the people of the tribes of Reuben, of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.”

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Deuteronomy. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .