1. When the land is divided to give each tribe a share, one part is to be dedicated to the Lord. It is to be 12.5 kilometres long by ten kilometres wide. The entire area will be holy.
2. In this area there is to be a square plot of land for the Temple, 250 metres along each side, entirely surrounded by an open space 25 metres wide.
3. Half of this area, a section 12.5 kilometres by five kilometres, is to be measured off; it will contain the Temple, the holiest place of all.
4. It will be a holy part of the country, set aside for the priests who serve the Lord in his Temple. It will contain their houses and the section of land for the Temple.