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- This continues to tell about the events leading up to the birth of Jesus.
- appeared - an angel came suddenly to Joseph
- son of David - In this case, the expression "son of" means "descendant of." David was not Joseph's father, but David was Joseph's ancestor.
- the one who is conceived in her is conceived by the Holy Spirit - "the Holy Spirit conceived the baby with whom Mary is pregnant." (See: en:ta:vol2: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 - This is a command: "call his name" or "give him the name" or "name him"
- he will save his people - "his people" refers to the Jews