8 Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him, and if he persists, saying, 'I do not wish 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.