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.