assign, assigned

Facts:

The term "assign" or "assigned" refers to appointing someone to do a specific task or designating something to be provided to one or more people.

The prophet Samuel foretold that King Saul would "assign" the best young men of Israel to serve in the military.
Moses "assigned" to each of the twelve tribes of Israel a portion of the land of Canaan for them to live on.
Under the Old Testament law, certain tribes of Israel were assigned to serve as priests, artists, singers and builders.
Depending on the context, "assign" could be translated as "give" or "appoint" or "choose for the task of."
The term "assigned" could be translated as "appointed" or "given the task."

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