2. “South of Dan’s border, Asher will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.
3. “South of Asher’s border, Naphtali will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.
4. “South of Naphtali’s border, Manasseh will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.
5. “South of Manasseh’s border, Ephraim will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.
6. “South of Ephraim’s border, Reuben will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.
7. “South of Reuben’s border, Judah will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.
8. “South of Judah’s border will be the holy area which you are to give. It will be about seven miles wide and as long and wide as one of the tribes’ shares. It will run from the east side to the west side. The Temple will be in the middle of this area.
9. “The share which you will give the Lord will be about seven miles long and three miles wide.
10. The holy area will be divided among these people. The priests will have land about seven miles long on the north and south sides, and three miles wide on the west and east sides. The Temple of the Lord will be in the middle of it.
11. This land is for the priests who are given the holy duty of serving the Lord. They are the descendants of Zadok who did my work and did not leave me when Israel and the Levites left me.
12. They will have as their share a very holy part of the holy portion of the land. It will be next to the land of the Levites.
13. “Alongside the land for the priests, the Levites will have a share about seven miles long and three miles wide; its full length will be about seven miles and its full width about three miles.
14. The Levites are not to sell or trade any of this land. They are not to let anyone else own any of this best part of the land, because it belongs to the Lord.
15. “The rest of the area will be about one and one-half miles wide and seven miles long. It will not be holy but will belong to the city and be used for homes and pastures. The city will be in the middle of it.
16. These are the city’s measurements: the north side will be about one mile, the south side about one mile, the east side about one mile, and the west side about one mile.