8. “Next to the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, will be the portion you donate to the Lord, 8 1/3 miles wide, and as long as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.
9. “The special portion you donate to the Lord will be 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide.
10. This holy donation will be set apart for the priests alone. It will be 8 1/3 miles long on the northern side, 3 1/3 miles wide on the western side, 3 1/3 miles wide on the eastern side, and 8 1/3 miles long on the southern side. The Lord’s sanctuary will be in the middle of it.
11. It is for the consecrated priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.
12. It will be a special donation for them out of the holy donation of the land, a most holy place adjacent to the territory of the Levites.
13. “Next to the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an area 8 1/3 miles long and 3 1/3 miles wide. The total length will be 8 1/3 miles and the width 3 1/3 miles.
14. They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this choice part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.
15. “The remaining area, 1 2/3 of a mile wide and 8 1/3 miles long, will be for common use by the city, for both residential and open space. The city will be in the middle of it.
16. These are the city’s measurements:1 1/2 miles on the north side;1 1/2 miles on the south side;1 1/2 miles on the east side;and 1 1/2 miles on the west side.
17. The city’s open space will extend:425 feet to the north,425 feet to the south,425 feet to the east,and 425 feet to the west.