Parashas Masei · Passuk 35:28 · TT note 3
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei (TT note on “אֶל אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזָּתוֹ”).
English: “To the land of his possession” — and not to its positions of authority.
Limitation: return restores land, not prior offices or authority.
When the exile returns after the High Priest’s death he reclaims his ancestral land but does not automatically resume any official positions he may have held.