en_tn_lite_do_not_use/mat/01/24.md

translationWords

• en:tw:angel
• en:tw:jesus
• en:tw:josephnt

translationNotes

• This section returns to the events leading up to the birth of Jesus.
• **commanded ** - The angel had told him to take Mary as his wife and to name him Jesus (verses 20-21 ).
• **did not sleep with her ** - "did not have sexual relations with her" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_euphemism)
• And he called his name Jesus - "Joseph named his son Jesus"