1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, 2 she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 1:19 Because Joseph, her husband to be, 3 was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her 4 privately.
1 tn Heb “Who [is] the man.”
2 tn The connotation of the Greek is “before they came together in marital and domestic union” (so BDAG 970 s.v. συνέρχομαι 3).
3 tn Grk “husband.” See following note for discussion.
4 tn Or “send her away.”