“But if he give to one of his servants a gift from his inheritance it shall be his to the year of liberty. Then it shall return to the prince. But as for his inheritance, that shall be for his sons.”
The prince could give a gift from his portion to a faithful servant, but it would be his only to the year of liberty. In that year the inheritance would revert back from the servant to the sons.
‘The year of liberty'. Compare Leviticus 25:10. This refers to the year of jubile which occurred every fiftieth year, when all land outside cities reverted back to its original owner.