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The messiah’s birth

Mat 1:18–25

1:18 The messiah’s birth

(Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-7)

18 Now this is how the birth of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) came about: Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) his mother was engaged to Yosef (Joseph).[ref] But before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the work of the holy spirit. 19 But her husband to be, Yosef, was a godly man, and not wishing to disgrace Maria, he decided to quietly divorce her. 20 But as he was pondering that, one of Yahweh’s messengers appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Yosef, descendant of King David, don’t be afraid to marry Maria, because the baby in her has been conceived by the holy spirit. 21 In due course she’ll have a son and you’ll name him Yeshua,[ref] because he’ll save his people from their sins.”

22 Now all that happened in fulfilment of what Yahweh had said through the prophet, 23 “Listen, the virgin will get pregnant and she’ll have a son, and they’ll call him Imanu -El (Grk. Emmanuel) (in Hebrew) which means ‘God with us.’ ”[ref]

24 Then Yosef got up and did what Yahweh’s messenger had commanded him, and he went ahead and married Maria, 25 but he didn’t sleep with her until after she had given birth. Yosef named the boy Yeshua.[ref]

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18 And the birth the of_Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah was thus:
Maria the mother of _him, having _been _betrothed to_ the _Yōsaʸf, before or/than them to _come _together, she _was _found having in womb by the_ holy _spirit.

19 And Yōsaʸf the husband of _her, being righteous and not willing to _expose her, was _counselled to _send_ her _away secretly.

20 But these things having _been _considered of _him, see, a_messenger of_the_master was _seen to _him in a_dream saying:
Yōsaʸf, son of _Dawid, may_ not _be _afraid to _receive Maria the wife of _you, because/for the one in her having _been _born is from the_ holy _spirit.

21 And she _will _be _bearing a_son, and you _will _be _calling the name of _him Yaʸsous, because/for he will _be _saving the people of _him from the sins of _them.

22 And all this has _become, in _order _that the thing having _been _spoken by the_master through the prophet may _be _fulfilled saying,

23 Behold, the virgin will _be _having in womb and will _be _bearing a_son, and they _will _be _calling the name of _him Emmanouaʸl/(ˊImmānū^ʼēl), which is being _translated:
- god With us.

24 And the Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) having _been _raised from the sleep, did as the messenger of_the_master commanded to _him, and received the wife of _him,

25 and was_ not _knowing her until of _which she _bore a_son, and he _called the name of _him, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa).

1:18: Luk 1:27.

1:21: Luk 1:31.

1:23: Isa 7:14 (LXX).

1:25: Luk 2:21.

Luke 1:26–38

1:26 God’s messenger comes to Maria

26 When Elisheva (Elizabeth; Grk. Elisabet) was six months pregnant, God sent his messenger Gavriel (Gabriel) to Nazaret (Nazareth), a city in the Galil region. 27 Gavriel went to a young woman named Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) who was engaged to be married to Yosef (Joseph), a descendant of King David,[ref] 28 and entering the room, spoke to her, “Hello there. Yahweh is with you and he’s chosen you to be honoured.” 29 Maria was very puzzled by the statement and wondered what kind of greeting it could be 30 as the messenger continued, “Don’t be scared, Maria, because God is showing his favour on you, 31 and listen, you’ll conceive a baby and go on to give birth to a son, and you must name him Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus).[ref] 32 He’ll be very special and will be called ‘the son of the highest one’, and Yahweh God will give him the throne of David, his ancestor.[ref] 33 He’ll reign over Ya’akov’s (Jacob’s) descendants throughout the ages, and his kingdom will never end.”

34 “How would this work,” Maria asked the messenger, “because I’ve never slept with a guy?”

35 “The holy spirit will come over you,” answered the messenger, “and the power of the highest one will overshadow you, and so the holy child that’ll be born will be called God’s son. 36 Also, your relative Elisheva (Elizabeth; Grk. Elisabet) has also conceived a son in her old age—the one who was called barren is now six months pregnant 37 because with God, his statements always come to pass.”[ref]

38 “Listen,” said Maria, “I’m Yahweh’s servant girl. May everything you said come true.” Then the messenger left her.

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26 And in the the sixth month, the messenger Gabriaʸl was _sent _out by the god to a_city the of _Galilaia/(Gālīl), to _whose name was Nazaret,

27 to a_virgin having _been _betrothed to_a_man, whose name was Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf), of the_house of _Dawid/(Dāvid), and the name of _the virgin was Maria/(Miryām).

28 And having _come _in the messenger to her, said:
Greetings, having _been _favoured.
The master is with you.

29 And she was _thoroughly _perplexed at the statement, and was _reasoning what _kind _of the greeting this might _be.

30 And the messenger said to _her:
Be_ not _fearing, Maria, because/for you _found favour with the god.

31 And see, you _will _be _conceiving in your _womb, and you _will _be _bearing a_son, and you _will _be _calling the name of _him Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa).

32 This one will _be great, and will _be _being _called the_son of_the_highest, and the_master the god will _be _giving to _him the throne of _Dawid, the father of _him,

33 and he _will _be _reigning over the house of_Yakōb/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ), to the ages, and of _the kingdom of _him, will_ not _be an_end.

34 And said Maria to the messenger:
How will_ this _be, because I _am_ not _knowing a_man?

35 And answering the messenger said to _her:
The_ holy _spirit will _be _coming _over on you, and the_power of_the_highest will _be _overshadowing on _you, therefore also the holy child being _born will _be _being _called, son of_god.

36 And see, Elisabet, the relative of _you, she also has _conceived a_son in the_old _age of _her, and this is sixth month to _her who was being _called barren.

37 Because every message ˓will˒_ not _be _unattaining with the god.

38 And Maria/(Miryām) said:
Behold, the handmaiden of_the_master, might _it _become to _me according _to the message of _you.
And the messenger went _away from her.

1:27: Mat 1:18.

1:31: Mat 1:21.

1:32-33: 2Sam 7:12-13 ,16; Isa 9:7.

1:37: Gen 18:14.

Luke 2:1–7

2:1 Yeshua’s birth in Beyt-Lehem

2 At that time, Kaisar Augustus sent a decree that everyone throughout the empire needed to register in a census. 2 (That census was conducted when Kurenios (Quirinius) was the governor of Aram (Syria).) 3 Everyone had to officially register in the city where they were born.

4 Because Yosef (Joseph) was a descendant of King David, he left Nazaret (Nazareth) town in the Galil region and went down to David’s town of Beyt -Lehem (Bethlehem) in Yehudah (Judea) 5 to register along with Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam), his pregnant fiancée. 6 While they were in Beyt -Lehem, the time came for her to give birth 7 and so Maria bore her first son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and slept him in an empty feeding trough, because they had missed out on the guest room.

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2 And it _became in the those days, a_decree came _out from Kaisar Augustus/(Sebastos), all the inhabited _world to _be _registering.

2 (This registration first became when_ Kuraʸnios _governing the Suria/(ʼArām).
)

3 And all were _going to _be _registering, each to the city of _himself.

4 And Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) went _up also, from the Galilaia/(Gālīl) out _of the_city of _Nazaret, to the Youdaia to the_city of _Dawid/(Dāvid), which is _being _called Baʸthleʼem/(Bēyt-leḩem), because _of that him to _be from the_household and family of _Dawid,

5 to _register with Maria/(Miryām), which having _been _betrothed to _him, being pregnant.

6 And it _became at the time them to _be there, were _fulfilled the days of _the child her to _bear.

7 And she _bore the son of _her the firstborn, and swaddled him, and laid him in a_manger, because was not a_place for _them in the guest _room.

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Luk 1:27:

27 Gavriel went to a young woman named Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) who was engaged to be married to Yosef (Joseph), a descendant of King David,[ref]

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27 to a_virgin having _been _betrothed to_a_man, whose name was Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf), of the_house of _Dawid/(Dāvid), and the name of _the virgin was Maria/(Miryām).

1:27: Mat 1:18.

Luk 1:31:

31 and listen, you’ll conceive a baby and go on to give birth to a son, and you must name him Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus).[ref]

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31 And see, you _will _be _conceiving in your _womb, and you _will _be _bearing a_son, and you _will _be _calling the name of _him Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa).

1:31: Mat 1:21.

Isa 7:14 (LXX):

14 Because of that, my master will take the initiative himself to choose a sign: listen, a young, virgin woman[fn] will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and will name him ‘Imanu -El’ (which means ‘God is with us’.).[ref]

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14 For_so/thus/hence my_master he he _will _give to/for_you(pl) a _sign THERE the _young_woman will _be_pregnant and_she _will_bear a _son and_she _will _call his/its_name Immanu- ^ʼēl.

7:14 See https://textandcanon.org/does-isaiah-predict-the-virgin-birth.

7:14: Mat 1:23.

Luk 2:21:

2:21 The child is named Yeshua

21 When the baby was eight days old and hence the time for his circumcision,[ref] he was given the name Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus)[ref] as instructed by God’s messenger even before he was conceived in the womb.

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2:21: Lev 12:3.

2:21: Luk 1:31.

Mat 1:18:

1:18 The messiah’s birth

(Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-7)

18 Now this is how the birth of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) came about: Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) his mother was engaged to Yosef (Joseph).[ref] But before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the work of the holy spirit.

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18 And the birth the of_Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah was thus:
Maria the mother of _him, having _been _betrothed to_ the _Yōsaʸf, before or/than them to _come _together, she _was _found having in womb by the_ holy _spirit.

1:18: Luk 1:27.

Mat 1:21:

21 In due course she’ll have a son and you’ll name him Yeshua,[ref] because he’ll save his people from their sins.”

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21 And she _will _be _bearing a_son, and you _will _be _calling the name of _him Yaʸsous, because/for he will _be _saving the people of _him from the sins of _them.

1:21: Luk 1:31.

2Sam 7:12-13,16:

12 when your time on earth comes to an end and you’re laid down with your ancestors, I will appoint one of your sons to be king and I will establish his kingdom.[ref] 13 He’s the one who’ll build a temple for me, and I will make his descendents reign forever. 14 I myself will become like a father to him, and he’ll become like a son to me.[ref] When he disobeys, I’ll punish him like fathers punish their sons. 15 But my kindness won’t turn away from you like I turned away from Sha’ul (Saul)—the one who I removed ahead of you. 16 Your descendants and your kingdom will remain forever. Your throne will be established forever.’ ”[ref]

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12 If/because days _of_your they _will _be _completed and_you _will _lie _down with ancestors _of_your and_I _will _raise _up DOM your(ms)_seed/fruit after_you who he _will _come _out from_your(pl)_inward _of_parts and_I _will _establish DOM his/its_kingdom.

13 He he _will _build a _house for_name _of_my and_I _will _establish DOM the _throne _of his/its_kingdom until perpetuity.

14 I I _will _become for_him/it (into)_a_father and_he he _will _become to/for_me (into)_a_son who when_he_does _wrong and_I_will _reprove _him with_a _rod _of men and_with_wounds _of children _of humankind.

15 And_my _covenant _of_loyalty not it _will _depart from_him/it just_as I _removed_it from_with Shāʼūl/(Saul) whom I _removed from_before_face _of_you.

16 And_ house _of_your and_kingdom _of_your _it _will _be _established until perpetuity to_your_face throne _of_your it _will _be established until perpetuity.

7:12: Psa 89:3-4; 132:11; Yhn 7:42; Acts 2:30.

7:14: Psa 89:26-27; 2Cor 6:18; Heb 1:5.

7:16: Psa 89:36-37.

Isa 9:7:

7 His government will be without borders—

with peace that’s never broken.

He’ll rule on David’s throne, and over his kingdom,

to establish it and sustain it with justice and with fairness from now onwards.[ref]

The zeal of Commander-in-chief Yahweh will do that.

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6 [fn] Mmm[fn][fn] of_the _dominion and_to_peace there_will_not_be an _end on the _throne _of Dāvid and_over his/its_kingdom establish DOM_her/it and_to_sustain_it in_justice and_in_righteousness from_now and_unto perpetuity the _zeal _of YHWH soldiers/messengers it _will _accomplish this.

9:6 Note: KJB: Isa.9.7

9:6 OSHB variant note: ל/םרבה: (x-qere) ’לְ/מַרְבֵּ֨ה’: lemma=l/4766 morph=HR/Ncmsc id=237TK לְ/מַרְבֵּ֨ה

9:6 OSHB note: Marks a consonant with an anomalous final form that is word-medial.

9:7: Luk 1:32-33.

Gen 18:14:

14 Is anything too hard for Yahweh?[ref] I’ll return here to you next year in the spring and Sarah will have a son.”

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14 Is_it_too_difficult for_YHWH anything to_time I _will _return to_you about_time living and_will_belong_to _Sārāh a _son.

18:14: Luk 1:37.