וּבְנֵ֣י קְנַ֔ז עָתְנִיאֵ֖ל וּשְׂרָיָ֑ה וּבְנֵ֥י עָתְנִיאֵ֖ל חֲתַֽת׃
At ang mga anak ni Kenaz: si Otniel at si Seraias; at ang mga anak ni Otniel: si Hatat.
Haamek Sheilah
THE LEGISLATION OF OSNIEL BEN KENAZ AND OF KING DAVID PROVIDED PERMANENCE TO THE TORAH AND TO ISRAEL’S MILITARY SUCCESSES
THE TRIBE OF YEHUDA has legislated [in all areas of the Torah] consistently throughout history. [To begin with], in the generation of Joshua, when many laws received by Moshe at Sinai were forgotten, they were restored through the use of pilpul by Osniel the son of Kenaz, [the first of the Judges].1Osniel was from the tribe of Judah, as stated in I Chronicles 4:13. It is asserted in Tractate Temurah 16a that [Osniel the son of Kenaz] arrived at halachic decisions through deep analysis and pilpul. [This suggests that because of the depth and strength of his analysis], one was compelled to accept the decisions as being the laws that were [orally transmitted to Moshe at Sinai].2The Netziv explains that if the laws from Sinai were forgotten, how was it known that Osniel had restored them? He therefore explains that Osniel’s analysis was so powerful that his derivations were seen as equal to that which was received from Moshe at Sinai.
THE TRIBE OF YEHUDA has legislated [in all areas of the Torah] consistently throughout history. [To begin with], in the generation of Joshua, when many laws received by Moshe at Sinai were forgotten, they were restored through the use of pilpul by Osniel the son of Kenaz, [the first of the Judges].1Osniel was from the tribe of Judah, as stated in I Chronicles 4:13. It is asserted in Tractate Temurah 16a that [Osniel the son of Kenaz] arrived at halachic decisions through deep analysis and pilpul. [This suggests that because of the depth and strength of his analysis], one was compelled to accept the decisions as being the laws that were [orally transmitted to Moshe at Sinai].2The Netziv explains that if the laws from Sinai were forgotten, how was it known that Osniel had restored them? He therefore explains that Osniel’s analysis was so powerful that his derivations were seen as equal to that which was received from Moshe at Sinai.
Rashi
And Celub, the brother of Shuhah He briefly enumerates families, although he did not mention him above; similarly (v. 13): “and the sons of Kenaz,” although he did not mention him above; and similarly (verse 14): “And Meonothai,” was not mentioned, for so is the manner of this Book.