5 "I will do whatever you say," Ruth answered.

Other Translations of Ruth 3:5

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

5 And she replied, "All that you say I will do."

The Message

5 Ruth said, "If you say so, I'll do it, just as you've told me."

New King James Version

5 And she said to her, "All that you say to me I will do."

New Living Translation

5 "I will do everything you say," Ruth replied.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ruth 3:5

Commentary on Ruth 3:1-5

(Read Ruth 3:1-5)

The married state should be a rest, as much as any thing upon earth can be so, as it ought to fix the affections and form a connexion for life. Therefore it should be engaged in with great seriousness, with earnest prayers for direction, for the blessing of God, and with regard to his precepts. Parents should carefully advise their children in this important concern, that it may be well with them as to their souls. Be it always remembered, That is best for us which is best for our souls. The course Naomi advised appears strange to us; but it was according to the laws and usages of Israel. If the proposed measure had borne the appearance of evil, Naomi would not have advised it. Law and custom gave Ruth, who was now proselyted to the true religion, a legal claim upon Boaz. It was customary for widows to assert this claim, Deuteronomy 25:5-10. But this is not recorded for imitation in other times, and is not to be judged by modern rules. And if there had been any evil in it, Ruth was a woman of too much virtue and too much sense to have listened to it.