Luke 2:5
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To be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child.

Deuteronomy 22:22-27 If a man lie with another man's wife, they shall both die, that is to say, the adulterer and the adulteress: and thou shalt take away the evil out of Israel. . . .

Matthew 1:18,19 Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost. . . .

Context
The Birth of Jesus
4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David. 5To be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child. 6And it came to pass that when they were there, her days were accomplished that she should be delivered.…
Cross References
Matthew 1:18
Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost.

Luke 2:1
And it came to pass that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled.

Luke 2:3
And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city.

Luke 2:4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David.

Luke 2:6
And it came to pass that when they were there, her days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

Lexicon
[He went there] to register
ἀπογράψασθαι (apograpsasthai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle
Strong's Greek 583: From apo and grapho; to write off, i.e. Enrol.

with
σὺν (syn)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.

Mary,
Μαριὰμ (Mariam)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3137: Or Mariam of Hebrew origin; Maria or Mariam, the name of six Christian females.

who was
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

pledged to him in marriage
ἐμνηστευμένῃ (emnēsteumenē)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3423: To ask in marriage; pass: To be betrothed. From a derivative of mnaomai; to give a souvenir, i.e. Betroth.

[and] was expecting
οὔσῃ (ousē)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

a child.
ἐγκύῳ (enkyō)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1471: With child, pregnant. From en and the base of kuma; swelling inside, i.e. Pregnant.


Additional Translations
He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.

to register with Mary the one being betrothed to him, she being with child.

To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.

to be inscribed in the census roll with Mary who was betrothed to him [as his] wife, she being great with child.

to enroll himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.

To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

to have himself registered together with Mary, who was betrothed to him and was with child.

to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant.

to enrol himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.
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