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See, your relative
"Pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important: your relative"
your relative Elizabeth
If you need to state a specific relationship, Elizabeth was probably Mary's aunt or great-aunt.
has also conceived a son in her old age
"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.
the sixth month for her
"the sixth month of her pregnancy"
For nothing
"Because nothing" or "This shows that nothing"
nothing will be impossible for God
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)
See, I am the female servant
"Here I am, the female servant" or "I am glad to be the female servant." She is responding humbly and willingly.
I am the female servant of the Lord
Choose an expression that shows her humility and obedience to the Lord. She was not boasting about being the Lord's servant.
Let it be for me
"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.