8 and the elders of his city have called for him, and spoken unto him, and he hath stood and said, I have no desire 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.