What Does Ruth 3:5 Mean in the King James?

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

Ruth 3:5 · KJV

The analysis reads the King James wording.

King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.

THE KEY

In Hebrew, “I will do” carries the sense of making: trust takes shape as something enacted.

THE MEANING

The verse meets the reader where a trusted voice becomes a path into action. Its “all” and “I will do” hold hearing and response together: the words are received and carried into life.

THE ROOT

אֶעֱשֶׂה

e'eseh

GROWS FROM

עשה

To do, make, or accomplish.

“do” in this verse is e'eseh. The Hebrew verb holds doing and making in one root. Her response is more than assent: what she receives in words takes shape as a deed.

ALSO GROWS

asah: To do or make.

עָשָׂה

This is the verb behind “I will do,” joining intention to action.

ma'aseh: A deed, work, or act.

מַעֲשֶׂה

This branch names the visible result of doing: a response made tangible.

תֹּאמְרִי

tomri

GROWS FROM

אמר

To say or utter.

“sayest” in this verse is tomri. The same root carries the words Ruth hears, while the verb ⁨עשה⁩ carries her answer into action. The line links speech and deed as two movements in one response.

ALSO GROWS

amar: To say or speak.

אָמַר

It is the root verb behind Naomi’s words and Ruth’s “sayest.”

imrah: A saying or utterance.

אִמְרָה

This branch names speech as something that can be received and answered.

THE PATTERN

Received words reach their full shape when they become action.

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

Psalm 40:8 · KJVThe will held within the heart finds expression in what the speaker does.

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Matthew 7:24 · KJVHearing becomes a stable way of life as the words are put into practice.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

James 1:22 · KJVThe verse joins hearing with doing as the complete response to the word.

THE THREAD

Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Deuteronomy 5:32 · KJV

The Hebrew verb behind “to do” here is the same ⁨עשה⁩ (asah) behind Ruth’s “I will do.” In both verses, received words become an enacted path.

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