8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her;

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:8

Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:5-12

(Read Deuteronomy 25:5-12)

The custom here regulated seems to have been in the Jewish law in order to keep inheritances distinct; now it is unlawful.