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# As he thought
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"As Joseph thought"
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# appeared to him in a dream
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"came to him while Joseph was dreaming"
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# son of David
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Here "son" means "descendant."
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# the one who is conceived in her is conceived by the Holy Spirit
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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
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Because God sent the angel, the angel knew the baby was a boy.
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# you will call his name
"you must name him" or "you must give him the name." This is a command.
# for he will save
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Translator may add a footnote that says "The name 'Jesus' means 'the Lord saves.'"
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# his people
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This refers to the Jews.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/dream]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/david]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
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