It will be a holy portion of the land; it will be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary who approach the <sc>Lordsc> to minister to him. It will be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;The rest, on both sides of the holy allotment and the property of the city, will belong to the prince. Extending from the eight and a quarter miles<n id="1" /> of the holy allotment to the east border, and westward from the eight and a quarter miles<n id="2" /> to the west border, alongside the portions, it will belong to the prince. The holy allotment and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the middle of it.