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.
15. “An additional strip of land 81/3 miles long by 12/3 miles wide, south of the sacred Temple area, will be allotted for public use—homes, pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at the center.
16. The city will measure 11/2 miles on each side—north, south, east, and west.
17. Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction.