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# General Information:
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The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she is going to be the mother of the one who is the Son of God.
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# In the sixth month
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"in the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy." It may be necessary to state this clearly if it would be confused with the sixth month of the year. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the angel Gabriel was sent from God
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "God told the angel Gabriel to go" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# engaged
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"pledged" or "promised to be married." Mary's parents had made a commitment for her to marry Joseph.
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# He belonged to the house of David
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"He belonged to the same tribe as David" or "He was a descendant of King David"
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# the virgin's name was Mary
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This introduces Mary as a new character in the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])
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# He came to her
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"The angel came to Mary"
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# Greetings
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This was a common greeting. It means: "Rejoice" or "Be glad."
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# you who are highly favored!
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"you who have received great grace!" or "you who have received special kindness!"
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# The Lord is with you
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"with you" here is an idiom that implies support and acceptance. AT: "The Lord is pleased with you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# she was very confused ... wondered what kind of greeting this could be
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Mary understood the meaning of the individual words, but she did not understand why the angel said this amazing greeting to her.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gabriel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/galilee]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/nazareth]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/virgin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/josephnt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/david]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/mary]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/favor]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]] |