I am come. I am coming. This is the shepherd's suitable reply to her brief invitation.

spouse. betrothed, as in Song of Solomon 4:8; Song of Solomon 4:9; Song of Solomon 4:10; Song of Solomon 4:12.

I have gathered. I am gathering.

I have eaten. I am eating.

I have drunk. I am drinking. (The perfect tenses being used for the present. See Kautzsch's Gesenius, 106.)

wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27.

eat,. friends. The words of the court-ladies, encouraging the Shulamite and her beloved (masculine). See Structure on previous page.

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