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Do not urge me. Do not press me.

For wherever you go, I will go; wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. The sages say in Masechet Yevamot,⁷See BT Yevamot 47b The passage continues, “Naomi said to her: Four types of capital punishment were handed over to a court with which to punish those who transgress the mitzvot. Ruth responded: “Where you die, I shall die” (Ruth 1:17). Naomi said to her: Two burial grounds were handed over to the court, one for those executed for more severe crimes and another for those executed for less severe crimes. Ruth responded: “And there I shall be buried” (Ruth 1:17). “Naomi said to her: It is prohibited on Shabbat for us to go beyond the Shabbat limit. Ruth said: “Where you go, I shall go,” and no further. Naomi then said: It is forbidden for us to be alone together with a man with whom it is forbidden to engage in relations. Ruth said: “Where you lodge, I shall lodge.” Naomi said: We are commanded to observe 613 commandments. Ruth responded: “Your people are my people.” Naomi said: Idolatrous worship is forbidden to us. Ruth responded: “Your God is my God.”
There is a reason for this order. First Naomi mentioned the Sabbath because Israel was commanded regarding the Sabbath before Mount Sinai because the Sabbath teaches us about the Divine, that the blessed Holy One created the world and is the Master of everything - this is the essential teaching. Also the Sabbath teaches us about the special status of Israel; they are the children of the Holy One and are allowed to imitate God’s ways. This is not so for the gentiles who are considered slaves and cannot hold the King’s sceptre. This was an important matter for Ruth; when she converted she would gain the status of a child of God, like the people of Israel.
Naomi then mentioned forbidden relations because one cannot use the scepter of the King, as Radbaz⁸David ben Solomon ibn (Abi) Zimra: (1479–1573) also called Radbaz (רַדְבָּ"ז) after the initials of his name, was an early Acharon of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries who was a leading posek, rosh yeshiva, chief rabbi, and author of more than 3,000 responsa (halakhic decisions) as well as several scholarly works. wrote in his responsa. Now that they were commanded about the Sabbath and they had the status of “children,” they were still warned about forbidden relations and even regarding a man and woman being alone privately so that they should not say that a child may use the king’s scepter for forbidden relations that are permitted for Israelites. That is to say, that they are on the level of a mortal child but on the level of a slave they must obey God’s decree.
From this it goes on to talk about obeying the 613 commandments - they must obey them as servants. The conclusion is a type of beginning - it begins with praise and concludes with idolatry. For our God is the essence and there is no other - so we must observe His commandments. One who transgresses is punished with four types of death penalties as the passage goes on to say. And some would say that the statement, “We are forbidden to worship idols,” is meant to include that even the thought of idolatry is considered like actions. So when Ruth said “Your people are my people,” she accepts the commandments and when she says “Your God is my God,” it is because Adonai Elohei Yisrael has the numerical value of 613.

For wherever you go, I shall go. From here our Rabbis of blessed memory derived²⁴In Maseches Yevamos 47b. that if a [prospective] proselyte comes to convert, we inform him of some of the punishments [for violating the commandments] so that is he decides to renege [from his intention to convert], he can renege; for out of the words of Rus, you can learn what Naomi said to her. [Naomi said.] “We may not venture outside the boundary [of 2000 cubits beyond city limits] on Shabbos.” She [Rus] replied to her, “For wherever you go I shall go.”²⁵Alternatively, just as you are going to Eretz Yisroel for the sake of your religion, so it is my purpose to go there in order to be able to keep the Torah’s commandments. (Malbim) [Naomi then said,] “We are prohibited to allow a woman to be secluded with a man who is not her husband.” She [Rus] replied, “Where you lodge, I will lodge.” [Naomi said,] “Our nation is separated from other nations by 613 commandments,” [and Rus replied,] “Your people are my people.” [Naomi said,] “Idolatry is forbidden to us,”²⁶Although idolatry is forbidden to Noahites, they are forbidden to worship idols only if they do so exclusively, but not if they worship God in conjunction with their idolatry. (Torah Temimah) [to which Rus replied,] “Your God is my God.” [Naomi then said,] “Four [types of] death penalties were delegated to Beis Din [to punish transgressors],” [and Rus replied,] “Where you die, I will die.” [Naomi continued,] “Two burial plots were delegated to Beis Din [to bury those executed], one for those stoned and those burned, and one for those decapitated and those strangled.” She [Rus] replied, “And there I shall be buried.”