Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 46:16

"Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, it is his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance." — Ezekiel 46:16 (ASV)

If the prince gives a gift.—Ezekiel 46:15–18 contain provisions regarding the prince’s transfer of his domain. According to Ezekiel 45:7-8, he was to have a portion of land on each side of the “oblation,” which was to be large enough to prevent any attempts on his part at violence and extortion.

For the same purpose, it was necessary that this territory should remain inalienably in his family. He might therefore convey any portion of it to his sons in fee simple, as they would naturally inherit it. However, a conveyance to anyone else came under the Mosaic law (Leviticus 25) and reverted to him or his heirs in the Year of Jubilee, here called “the year of liberty.”