What are "Mishpechos Soferim Yoshevei Yabetz"?
'Rashi' #1: The entourage of Yabetz, who ruled over them - "va'Yhi Yabetz Nichbad me'Echav."
'Rashi' #2: Yabetz is a city in Yisachar ? "veha'Rabis v'Kishyon va'Avetz" (Yehoshua 19:20). Malbim - from Bnei Yisachar were "Yode'ei Vinah l'Itim" (below, 12:33).
Radak: Also these families were from Bnei Salma. Soferim - they were Chachamim and teachers. They dwelled in a city called Yabetz - perhaps Yabetz built it, and it was called on his name.
Who are "Tir'asim Shim'asim Suchasim"?
'Rashi': These are the names of their Batei Av. Radak - there are many Drashos about these names. A Sefer cannot contain all of them! We should not seek Drashos that are not written [in verses]. Malbim - the Drashos teach about their Chochmah.
Who are the Kinim?
'Rashi' #1: They dwelled in Kin (a place) ? "ha'Kin Giv'ah v'Simnah Arim Eser."
'Rashi' #2, Radak #2: They are smelters. The Targum of "va'Titnehu l'Tzoref" is l'Kin'ah.
Radak #1: This was the name of a known family.
Radak citing Sanhedrin 104a: They were from the sons of Kini, Moshe's father-in-law. They mixed with Yehudah's family, and their lineage was listed with Yehudah. Malbim - it says "u'Vnei Keini Chosen Moshe Alu me'Ir ha'Temarim Es Bnei Yehudah?", and we have a tradition that Bnei Kini went to Osni'el ben Kenaz (Yabetz) to learn Torah. They settled in the city Yabetz. Ezra taught that they were not from Yehudah.
What is the meaning of "me'Chamas Avi Veis Rechav"?
Radak: Chamas was the head of the family Beis ha'Rechavim mentioned in Yirmeyah 35:3. Malbim - the Rechavim dwelled in tents and separated from worldly desires, like it says in Yirmeyah 35:6-10.


