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As he thought
"As Joseph thought"
appeared to him in a dream
"came to him while Joseph was dreaming"
son of David
Here "son" means "descendant."
the one who is conceived in her is conceived by the Holy Spirit
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the Holy Spirit caused Mary to become pregnant with this child" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
She will give birth to a son
Because God sent the angel, the angel knew the baby was a boy.
you will call his name
"you must name him" or "you must give him the name." This is a command.
for he will save
Translator may add a footnote that says "The name 'Jesus' means 'the Lord saves.'"
his people
This refers to the Jews.