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General Information:
The UDB rearranges these two verses into a verse bridge in order to make it easier to shorten the sentences. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-versebridge)
Joseph also
This introduces Joseph as a new participant in the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)
to the city of David which is called Bethlehem
The phrase "the city of David" was a name for Bethlehem that tells why Bethlehem was important. Although it was a small town, King David was born there, and there was a prophecy that the Messiah would be born there. Alternate translation: "to Bethlehem, the city of King David" or "to Bethlehem, the town where King David was born" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
because he was of the house and family line of David
"because Joseph was a descendant of David"