Ruth 3:5

“I will do everything you say,” Ruth answered.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Ruth speaks to Naomi at the threshing floor immediately after Naomi outlines the plan to uncover Boaz’s feet and lie down.

The words — The Hebrew phrase כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמְרִי אֵלַי אֶעֱשֶׂה (kol ’ăšer tō’merî ’elay ’e’śeh) literally renders “all that you are saying to me I will do.”

The thread — This declaration of total compliance parallels the New Testament injunction for children to obey their parents in everything (Colossians 3:20; Ephesians 6:1).

Why it lands — The text records Ruth’s unqualified verbal agreement before narrating her physical obedience, framing submission as a deliberate choice rather than an emotional impulse.

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The Hebrew words

וַתֹּ֖אמֶרva./To.merand/ she said אֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei./hato/ her כֹּ֛לkolall אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-that תֹּאמְרִ֥י אֵלַ֖יtom.Ri/ /e.La/iyou are saying/ /to/ me אֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃'E.'e.SehI will do

King James Version

And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.

Cross-references

Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.