Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Deuteronomy 14:1-21
Ver. 1-21. God, having chosen Israel for his own, separated them from the nations, adopted them as his children, and designed them for his glory, has a right to expect from them that they should answer these purposes of his grace, and approve themselves a holy people before him. And this must appear, 1. In their mournings, when all inordinate sorrow must be avoided; and every superstitious practice which the Gentiles used must be abhorred. Note; (1.) We are not forbidden to mourn for the dead;... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 14:7
coney. Hebrew. shaphan . Revised Version margin, called "Hy-rax Syriacus", or rock-badger. read more