To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name is Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin is Mary.

to a maiden betrothed to a man of the name of Joseph, a descendant of David. The maiden's name was Mary.

To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

to a maiden there who was engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary.

To a virgin espoused - See the notes at Matthew 1:18-19. Compare the notes at Isaiah 7:14.
House of David - Family of David, or descendants of David.

To a virgin espoused, etc. - See on Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23 (note). The reflections of pious father Quesnel on this subject are worthy of serious regard. At length the moment is come which is to give a son to a virgin, a saviour to the world, a pattern to mankind, a sacrifice to sinners, a temple to the Divinity, and a new principle to the new world. This angel is sent from God, not to the palaces of the great, but to a poor maid, the wife of a carpenter. The Son of God comes to humble the proud, and to honor poverty, weakness, and contempt. He chooses an obscure place for the mystery which is most glorious to his humanity, its union with the Divinity, and for that which is most degrading (his sufferings and death) he will choose the greatest city! How far are men from such a conduct as this!

To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the (y) house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary.
(y) The same can be said of Mary, otherwise Christ would not have been of the stock of David, nor his son.

To a virgin,.... A pure virgin, that never knew man; see Gill on Luke 1:34 and yet
espoused to a man whose name was Joseph; but they were not come together, nor had he taken her for his wife, and home to his house, nor had they cohabited:
of the house of David; which, according to the grammatical construction of the words, may be connected either with the virgin, or with Joseph, to whom she was espoused; and is true of both; for they both were of the house and lineage of David: and this shows what a low condition David's family was in, that the persons that were the nearest allied to it were a carpenter, and a poor virgin; and both residing in so despicable a place as Nazareth in Galilee:
and the virgin's name was Mary; a name frequent among the Jews, and the same with Miriam; of which name was the sister of Moses and Aaron.

To a virgin. She was espoused; that is, formally engaged to Joseph, but not yet married. Compare with Matthew 1:18-25.

Espoused - It was customary among the Jews, for persons that married to contract before witnesses some time before. And as Christ was to be born of a pure virgin, so the wisdom of God ordered it to be of one espoused, that to prevent reproach he might have a reputed father, according to the flesh.