814 B
814 B
Elizabeth
She was Zechariah’s wife. An angel told Zechariah that Elizabeth would give birth to a son.
six months pregnant
Either she had already been pregnant for six months or she was in the sixth month of her pregnancy.
pregnant
Different languages have different idioms to talk about pregnancy, such as “she was with child” or, “she had one in her body” or, “she had belly.” Some languages have special ways of speaking about it politely, such as “she was expecting.” Use an expression that will not be embarrassing to readers.
Elizabeth’s relative
Many translations say, “cousin” here but we don’t know exactly how these two women were related. A general term like, “relative,” “kin” or, “cousin” could be used.
was engaged
That is, “was promised.”