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# See
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This expression here emphasizes the importance of the statement about Elizabeth that follows.
# your relative Elizabeth
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If you need to state a specific relationship, Elizabeth was probably Mary's aunt or great-aunt.
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# has also conceived a son in her old age
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"Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son, even though she is already very old" or "Elizabeth, even though she is old, has also become pregnant and will bear a son." Make sure it does not sound as though both Mary and Elizabeth were old when they conceived.
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# the sixth month for her
"the sixth month of her pregnancy"
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# For nothing
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"Because nothing" or "This shows that nothing"
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# nothing will be impossible for God
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Elizabeth's pregnancy was proof that God was able to do anything—even enable Mary to become pregnant without her sleeping with a man. The double negatives in this statement can be stated with positive terms. AT: "God can do anything" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# See
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Mary uses the same expression as the angel to emphasize how serious she was about her decision to submit to the Lord.
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# I am the female servant of the Lord
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Choose an expression that shows her humility and obedience to the Lord. She was not boasting about being the Lord's servant.
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# Let it be for me
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"Let this happen to me." Mary was expressing her willingness for the things to happen that the angel had told her were about to happen.
# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/elizabeth]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/conceive]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/barren]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/mary]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
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