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12 It will be their special portion when the land is distributed, the most sacred land of all. Next to the priests’ territory will lie the land where the other Levites will live.

13 “The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests—8 1⁄3 miles long and 3 1⁄3 miles wide. Together these portions of land will measure 8 1⁄3 miles long by 6 2⁄3 miles wide.[a] 14 None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the Lord; it is set apart as holy.

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Footnotes

  1. 48:13 See note on 48:9.

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