9. “The share which you will give the Lord will be about 7 miles long and 3 miles wide.
10. The holy area will be divided among these people. For the priests on the north side, the land will measure about 7 miles. It will be 3 miles wide on the west side and 3 miles wide on the east side. It will be about 7 miles on the south side. The Temple of the Lord will be in the middle of it.
11. This land is for the priests who are given to serve the Lord. They are the descendants of Zadok who did my work. They did not leave me. The other Levites left me when Israel did.
12. This share from the holy portion of the land will be a gift for these priests. It will be next to the land of the Levites.
13. “Alongside the land for the priests, the Levites will have a share. It will be about 7 miles long and 3 miles wide. Its full length will be about 7 miles. And its full width will be about 3 miles.
14. The Levites are not to sell or trade any of this land. They will not sell any of this best part of the land. It belongs to the Lord.
15. “The rest of the land will be an area about 1½ miles wide and 7 miles long. It will be for the other people’s use. It will be for the city, for homes and for pastures. The city will be in the middle of it.
16. These are the city’s measurements: the north side will be about a mile. The south side will be about a mile. The east side will be about a mile. And the west side will be about a mile.
17. The city’s land for pastures will be about 437 feet on the north, 437 feet on the south, 437 feet on the east and 437 feet on the west.
18. Alongside the length of the holy area there will be left 3 miles on the east and 3 miles on the west. It will be used to grow food for the city workers.
19. The city workers will plow this land. The workers will be from all the tribes of Israel.
20. This whole area will be square, 7 miles by 7 miles. You shall give to the Lord the holy share along with the city property.
21. “Land that is left over on both sides of the holy area and city property will belong to the ruler. That land will extend east of the holy area to the eastern border. And it will extend west of it to the Mediterranean Sea. Both of these areas run the length of the lands of the tribes. They belong to the ruler. The holy area with the Holy Place of the Temple will be in the middle.
22. The Levites’ land and the city property will be between the lands belonging to the ruler. The ruler’s land will be between Judah’s border and Benjamin’s border.
23. “Here is what the rest of the tribes will receive: Benjamin will have one share. It will go from the east side to the Mediterranean Sea on the west side.
24. “South of Benjamin’s land, Simeon will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.
25. “South of Simeon’s land, Issachar will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.
26. “South of Issachar’s land, Zebulun will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.
27. “South of Zebulun’s land, Gad will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.