“But if the prince
Makes a gift,
Out of his inheritance,
To one of his servants,
It shall be his
Until the year of liberty.
Then it shall revert
To the prince.
Only his sons
May keep a gift
From his inheritance.”
Yahweh, via Ezekiel, pointed out that the prince could give gifts to his servants out of his own inheritance. However, it would not be a permanent gift, since it would have to be returned in the year of liberty or the Jubilee year. Every 50 years was a Jubilee year, so that debts were forgiven then. In this case, the gift given to a servant had to be returned, because only the sons of the prince could keep inheritance gifts on a permanent basis.